Madison Youth Team Tennis

Team highlight of the week: Carlos Alcaraz

Country: Spain
Age:20
Rank: 2nd in the world

Carlos Alcaraz is the future of men's tennis. While many players have tried to fill the upcoming void of the big 3 in men's tennis (Federer, Nadal and Djokovic), Carlos looks to be the most likely player to do so. At the age of 20 he's already won two grand slams and been number 1 in the world. He's won the US Open and Wimbledon.

Team highlight of the week: Aryna Sabalenka
Age:25
Country: Belarus
Ranking: 2nd in the world

Aryna plays one of the most aggressive styles of play on the women's tour. Last year she won her first grand slam title at the Australian Open and also made the semifinals at the French Open and Wimbledon and the finals at the US Open. She also became the number 1 player in the world for a short time last year. This year she is off to another strong start, winning the Australian Open again.

Team highlight of the week: Jannik Sinner

Age:22
Country: Italy
Rank: 4th in the world

Jannik turned pro at the age of 17. Since then Jannik has quickly shot up the rankings. Last year he won his first Masters 1000 event in Toronto. On Sunday he won his first grand slam at the Australian Open. He pulled off a huge upset over the number 1 player in the world and GOAT Novak Djokovic in the semifinals and overcame a 2 set deficit in the finals against Medevedev in the finals.

Team highlight of the week: Ons Jabeur

Age: 29
Country: Tunisia
Ranking: 6th in the World

Ons turned pro at the age of 14. She's a two time Wimbledon finalist, and a US Open Finalist. In 2022 when she made the Wimbledon final she became the
first Tunisian and North African woman to ever reach the final at a Major. She reached a career high ranking of 2 in the world and has starred in Netflix's "Break Point"

Team highlight of the week: Karolina Muchova

Age: 27
Current singles ranking: 9 in the world
Country: Czech Republic

Karolina joined the pro circuit at age 17. Since then she's reached the quarter finals of all 4 major tournaments. Last year she reached the finals of the French Open.

Team highlight of the week: Team Coco

Coco Gauff
Age: 19
Country: USA
WTA Ranking: 3rd in the world in singles
1st in world doubles

Coco turned pro at the age of 14. She quickly made herself known on the pro tour beating Venus Williams, a former number 1 player in the world, at the age of 15. She since has been a French Open Finalist, Masters 1000 champion (Western and Southern Open 2023) and US Open Champion.

What have your MYTT program coordinators been up to since last year? A visit to Wimbledon, Paris, and making line calls for US Open Champ Coco Gauff were amongst the highlights. Alex had a marvelous time at the Eras tour and Andrew spent his free time "living on the dance floor".

Registration for MYTT Winter Program 2024 is now open! Volunteers are also needed. Reach out to Alex at [email protected] if you're interested in volunteering

"Thank you volunteers on three!"