US Open 2022 Champion Carlos Alcaraz Had First Contract Technical With Sponsor At The Age Of 10 Years

Carlos Alcaraz (Instagram @carlitosalcarazz)

JAKARTA The winner of the US Open 2022 grand slam tennis tournament Carlos Alcaraz has signed his first contract with a sponsor when he was 10 years old.

The 19-year-old Spaniard won his first grand slam in a hard career at the end of the season on Monday. He claimed the title after donating Norway's Casper Ruud.

Flushing Meadows' victory took Alcaraz up three places to take over world number one. He was followed by Ruud in second place with five places up.

Alcaraz's success seems to have predicted several of the world's top names long before. French racket producer Bahlat, including lucky enough to get a collaboration in 2013 when Alcaraz was 10 years old.

Nike followed after that by starting to sponsor Alcaraz in 2015. However, Alcaraz only signed his first professional contract in 2020 which was reported to be worth £1 million.

Meanwhile, this year Rolex is following hype by making Alcaraz their brand ambassador. Alcaraz is also the youngest athlete they have ever supported.

Alcaraz is now completely flooded with money after following BMW and Spanish food company El Pozo as sponsors. Cooperation with other brands is also quite open to seeing him in big events in the future.

Alcaraz talent began to become the center of attention when he was 16 years old. Attention grew to him after he made his ATP debut at the Rio Open after receiving a wildcard for the men's singles main draw.

He lost in the second half to Federico Coria, but his potential became his own attraction. A year later he became the youngest player to compete at the Australian Open after he qualified for the main round.

Before winning the US Open, Alcaraz had already made achievements at the Madrid Open and Miami Open. He won the two Masters 1000 events, which are two of his five titles this year.