Retrospective: the 2021 season in images

“Winning this tournament means so much to me. It’s the best way to end the year.” And what a year it was for Carlos Alcaraz. One of the revelations of the ATP Tour, the Juan Carlos Ferrero protégé finished the year 32nd in the world rankings and featured in his first Grand Slam quarter-finals at the US Open. Powerful, fast on his feet and technically gifted, the Umag and Next Gen ATP Finals champion swept everything, or nearly everything, in his path. And to think that he’s still only 18.