--- description: Find out how Carlos Alcaraz is shaping the future and defining the next generation of leadership. title: 2022 TIME100 Next: Carlos Alcaraz image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blte74ec61ef1bc9118/698a35ef86f68e21886f1a97/time100-next-carlos-alcaraz.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 --- Sep 28, 2022 # Carlos Alcaraz by [Sean Gregory](/author/sean-gregory/) ## Sean Gregory Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Senior Correspondent  NEW YORK, NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 01: Carlos Alcaraz of Spain looks to return a ball against Federico Coria of Argentina during their Men's Singles Second Round match on Day Four of the 2022 US Open at USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on September 01, 2022 in New York City. (Photo by Diego Souto/Quality Sport Images/Getty Images) NEW YORK, NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 01: Carlos Alcaraz of Spain looks to return a ball against Federico Coria of Argentina during their Men's Singles Second Round match on Day Four of the 2022 US Open at USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on September 01, 2022 in New York City. (Photo by Diego Souto/Quality Sport Images/Getty Images)Diego Souto—Quality Sport Images/Getty Images Carlos Alcaraz, the youngest men’s tennis player to ever achieve the [world’s No. 1 ranking](https://time.com/6212586/us-open-2022-champion-carlos-alcaraz-tennis/ "undefined"), is frighteningly good at his game. He deploys drop shots when opponents least expect them, angles winners to the far edges of the court, and chases down shots that he has no right to reach—then does it again. With his U.S. Open victory in September, Alcaraz has officially arrived, leading a young generation of talent. Tennis is starving for the next global force, following the recent retirements of greats [Serena Williams](https://time.com/6210793/serena-williams-us-open-retirement-ajla-tomljanovic/ "undefined") and [Roger Federer](https://time.com/6213799/roger-federer-retires-legacy-serena-williams/ "undefined"). Alcaraz is it. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"Article","@id":"https://time.com/collections/time100-next-2022/6213921/carlos-alcaraz/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/collections/time100-next-2022/6213921/carlos-alcaraz/"},"headline":"Carlos Alcaraz","datePublished":"2022-09-28T09:58:05.000Z","dateModified":"2026-03-03T00:06:43.012Z","description":"","url":"https://time.com/collections/time100-next-2022/6213921/carlos-alcaraz/","keywords":["TIME 100 Next","sponsorshipblock","time100nextphenoms2022"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blte74ec61ef1bc9118/698a35ef86f68e21886f1a97/time100-next-carlos-alcaraz.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Sean Gregory","jobTitle":"Senior Correspondent","url":"https://time.com/author/sean-gregory/"}],"creator":"Sean Gregory","articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blte74ec61ef1bc9118/698a35ef86f68e21886f1a97/time100-next-carlos-alcaraz.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/collections/time100-next-2022/6213921/carlos-alcaraz/","name":"Carlos Alcaraz"}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"TIME100 Next: See Every Honoree","description":"See every 2022 TIME100 Next honoree in under two minutes.","thumbnailUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/v2/media/i4LJ3fau/poster.jpg?width=720","uploadDate":"2022-09-28T10:00:00.000Z","contentUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/i4LJ3fau.m3u8","embedUrl":"https://time.com/collections/time100-next-2022/6213921/carlos-alcaraz/","duration":"PT1M59S","potentialAction":{"@type":"SeekToAction","target":"https://time.com/collections/time100-next-2022/6213921/carlos-alcaraz/?jw_start={seek_to_second_number}","startOffset-input":"required name=seek_to_second_number"}}] ```