Alcaraz reveals who the best tennis player in the world is currently
The Spanish tennis player has named the player he considers to be in the best form currently before the start of the Laver Cup.
Carlos Alcaraz will be one of the big assets of 'Team Europe' to win the Laver Cup 2026. The Spanish player returned at the last US Open after 4 and a half months inactive due to a wrist injury, and he didn't want to miss this prestigious competition in which he is already a regular. However, this year he won't be the fittest player on the team, as he himself has acknowledged, since Alexander Zverev will also be present, and the Spanish player has stated that he is the best player in the world right now.
In a year marked by physical problems for Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner, 'Sascha' has stepped up and has achieved the first two Grand Slams of his career to surpass Carlos in the ranking and fully engage in the battle for number 1 with the Italian. For that same reason, the Murcian has stated that the German player is the best player on the planet, in addition to revealing his desire to do everything possible to bring the Laver Cup back to 'Team Europe' after last year's victory by the 'Team Rest of the World'.
Alcaraz assures that he feels "great" and believes that Zverev is "the best player in the world right now"
"I agree with him. He will be a great weapon in our team. I will try to support him as much as I can"#LaverCup pic.twitter.com/dtLSVbugPM— Eurosport.es (@Eurosport_ES) September 22, 2026
"It's obviously great. As he said, and I agree with that, he is probably the best player in the world right now. So having him by my side and in our team is going to be a great weapon that we are going to use this weekend. Hopefully, we will get great results. I will try to cheer him on as much as I can. I missed lifting the title last year, so I will do whatever it takes to achieve it this year. I feel great, I've practiced a lot. The US Open was a great test for me, so I'm looking forward to playing here," said the Spanish player in comments to the tournament itself.
Can Zverev face Alcaraz and Sinner?
Carlos' assertion is not without reason, and the results speak for themselves. Zverev has been the most consistent player of 2026, as except for two counted tournaments, he has always reached the final rounds. It is true that he has not managed to win any Masters 1000, but the titles of Roland Garros and the US Open have allowed him to lift a great weight off his shoulders and add even more value to his career.
When Alcaraz regains form and Sinner returns from his knee injury, it will be interesting to see if the situation changes or, on the contrary, Zverev proves that he can compete with them head-to-head, as the German player himself wanted to calm the waters after winning in New York and stated that if Sinner is at 100%, he is still the best player in the world. In the final stretch of the season, they will likely face each other, and it is there that everything will be at stake.
This is an automatic translation. You can read the original news, Alcaraz se rinde a Zverev: "Es el mejor del mundo ahora mismo"