'How it started...how's it going': Carlos Alcaraz 地位，任命するs poignant picture of himself with friends as a child と一緒に one of him clutching the Wimbledon トロフィー as he continues to celebrate historic victory

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Carlos Alcaraz reminisced about his meteoric rise to tennis stardom today when he 地位，任命するd a childhood photo と一緒に one of him?持つ／拘留するing the Wimbledon トロフィー as he continued to celebrate his historic victory against?Novak Djokovic.?

The Wimbledon men's （テニスなどの）シングルス 支持する／優勝者 地位，任命するd the images?with the caption 'How it started… How it's going', 最高潮の場面ing his road to success from a young boy with humble beginnings to now winning his second （野球の）満塁ホームラン，（テニスなどの）グランドスラム tournament before turning 21.

It comes after his thrilling 勝利，勝つ on Sunday which 固く結び付けるd his world number one 位置／汚点／見つけ出す and saw him dethrone seven-time Wimbledon 勝利者 Djokovic who he （警官の）巡回区域，受持ち区域 in a thrilling five-始める，決める final.?

Alcaraz, 20, who comes from?the small town in El Palmar, 負かす／撃墜する the coast from Alicante, is the youngest Number One in the history of the 現在の 最高位の system and was just three years old when Djokovic last lost a five-始める，決める m atch at the All England Club.

But 非，不，無 of this comes as a surprise to anyone who knew the sportsman when he was growing up, the second of four sporty boys born to 充てるd dad Carlos and mum Virginia, who was until recently a shop assistant at IKEA.?

Carlos Alcaraz has 地位，任命するd a picture of himself with his friends as a child と一緒に one of him 持つ／拘留するing the Wimbledon トロフィー (pictured) as he continues to celebrate に引き続いて his historic victory against Novak Djokovic

It comes after his thrilling 勝利，勝つ on Sunday which 固く結び付けるd his world number one 位置／汚点／見つけ出す and saw him dethrone six time Wimbledon 勝利者 Djokovic who he （警官の）巡回区域，受持ち区域 in a thrilling five-始める，決める final?

Alcaraz is the youngest Number One in the history of the 現在の 最高位の system and was just three years old when Djokovic last lost a five-始める，決める match at the All England Club

For Alcaraz home is an £170,000 two-床に打ち倒す penthouse flat above a kebab shop, of which the second 床に打ち倒す is home to an office (for his dad) and space for the sportsman's ever-swelling collection of 道具.

His father, who is also called Carlos and used to run an 広い地所 機関, manages his accounts and Alcaraz says he has no need for flash bling or 急速な／放蕩な cars - after all, he gets a new BMW every year with his 後援.

Alcaraz - who preferred to 攻撃する，衝突する a ball around than go to the cinema - had a poster of his hero Roger Federer on the 塀で囲む as a child, and his coach says the only distraction that ever 脅すd his 焦点（を合わせる） from age nine to 17 was his 動きやすい phone.

Away from the 法廷，裁判所, he is a 抱擁する Real Madrid fan and has 交流d texts with their players, Vinicius Jnr watching him play live a couple of times.

The handsome 星／主役にする is understood to be 選び出す／独身. His last known girlfriend was Maria Gonzalez, who trains at the same tennis club in Murcia, but it is thought the pair 分裂（する） around two years ago. He was also romantically linked to glamorous Spanish singer Ana Mena.?

He also has a charity to help people with 負かす／撃墜するs Syndrome and auctioned his US Open-winning trainers to raise money for charity Assido.

But it is his 態度 that stands out - another thing he 相続するd from his family.

If it were not for the 財政上の 支援 of Alfonso Lopez Rueda, the tennis-loving 大統領，／社長 of Spanish cake and yoghurt 巨大（な） Postres Reina, Alcaraz Jnr's tale might have ended up the same as his father, a 約束ing player 妨害するd by a 欠如（する） of 基金ing.

Lopez Rueda 設立する out about the young talent when he was asked to watch young Alcaraz after 存在 implored to do so by a friend at the tennis club.

Seeing the armoury of 発射s that belied his 10 years of age, he put up ?2,000 for Alcaraz to travel to a junior tournament in Croatia. He lost in the final but Postres Reina continued to 基金 him until he turned professional, with their logo on his sleeve.

Carlos Alcaraz celebrates with his parents and brother (together smiling at him left of picture) yesterday

The handsome 星／主役にする's last girlfriend is believed to be fellow Spaniard Maria Gonzalez Gimenez (pictured) - but he is 報道によれば 選び出す／独身

When he's not on 小旅行する, he lives with his mum and dad above this kebab and pizza takeaway

This childhood photo shows Alcaraz playing tennis as a boy

Alcaraz pos ing with his トロフィー in the locker room next to his father, Carlos Snr, after （警官の）巡回区域，受持ち区域ing Alex De Minaur in the Men's （テニスなどの）シングルス Final match at The Queen's Club on June 25, 2023?

The new King and Queen of Centre 法廷，裁判所 were 明かすd at a glitzy 支持する／優勝者s Dinner last night.

Alcaraz, 20, and Marketa Vondrousova, 24, who won the women's （テニスなどの）シングルス 肩書を与える, 提起する／ポーズをとるd with their トロフィーs at a celebratory dinner after winning their 決勝戦 at SW19.

The 年次の 支持する／優勝者s' ball is a 長年の tradition of the tournament. 勝利者s and 走者s-up from that year will dress to the nines to celebrate the 勝利者s.?

On Saturday Vondrousova, who wore Nike trainers with her 素晴らしい gown last night, was congratulated by the Princess of むちの跡s after?the Czech became the first-ever シードされていない woman to 勝利，勝つ Wimbledon. And last night she partied with friends with a few Stella Artois lagers.?

Carlos Alcaraz …に出席するs the Wimbledon 支持する／優勝者s Dinner at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club yesterday

Marketa Vondrousova 提起する／ポーズをとるs in a 素晴らしい 黒人／ボイコット dress and trainers as she …に出席するs the 支持する／優勝者s Dinner in Wimbledon last night

Vondrousova and friends enjoy a lager

And in a gripping men's （テニスなどの）シングルス final yesterday, already considered one of the greatest ever, Alcaraz served his 競争相手 Novak Djokovic a 鎮圧するing 敗北・負かす in 前線 of a?very excitable?Prince George and Princess Charlotte who punched the 空気／公表する in delight.

The 驚くべき／特命の／臨時の match, filled with high emotions from both players, was also …に出席するd by 星／主役にするs 含むing Emma Watson, Brad Pitt,?Rachel Weisz and Daniel Craig 同様に as the King of Spain,?Felipe VI.

Last night Alcaraz, now seen as tennis' next 広大な／多数の／重要な 星／主役にする, wore a classic tuxedo and 黒人／ボイコット tie.?