Carlos Alcaraz defeated Hamad Medjedovic 6-4, 6-4 in the Round of 32 at the Cincinnati Open on Tuesday. The victory clinched a fourth consecutive season with at least 50 wins.
Alcaraz went 57-13 in 2022, 65-12 in 2023, 54-13 in 2024 and is currently 50-6 in 2025. The fact that he has already achieved this at the age of 22 is remarkable.
It’s a landmark achievement when considering the last time someone achieved the feat on the men’s circuit was between 2013-2016 by none other than Novak Djokovic. In fact, the Serbian had 10 consecutive seasons with at least 50 wins dating back to 2007.
Roger Federer had a career-best 11 consecutive seasons with at least 50 wins between 2002-2012. Rafael Nadal’s best was seven consecutive seasons with at least 50 wins between 2005-2011.
They all are trailing Jimmy Connors, though, who holds the Open Era record with an astounding 13 straight seasons with at least 50 wins. He accomplished the feat between 1972 and 1984.
Nifty Fifty 🙌
With a win over Medjedovic, @carlosalcaraz makes it 50+ wins for the fourth consecutive season!#CincyTennis pic.twitter.com/viP7J8LVvw
— Tennis TV (@TennisTV) August 12, 2025
Alcaraz On Course For Personal Best Season?
In 2023, Alcaraz went 65-12 while also winning Wimbledon and reaching the semifinals of the French and U.S. Open. He also won two Masters 1000 titles, at Indian Wells and Madrid.
At 50-6, the Spanish sensation could earn up to four more wins in Cincinnati. There will be wins on the table at the U.S. Open, followed by Masters 1000 events in Shanghai and Paris if he chooses to participate. To end it all, there will also be the ATP Finals featuring the top eight players in the world.
That’s certainly enough tournaments to rack up at least another 16 wins.
What Alcaraz will be most focused on right now is winning the Cincinnati Open for the first time in his career. He came ever so close in 2023, losing an absolute thriller of a final 5-7, 7-6, 7-6 to Djokovic.
His level on Tuesday was certainly better than in the Round of 64 against Damir Dzumhur, whom he needed three sets to advance past.
