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Alcalá adds his fifth title of the year and achieves his best ranking position in the ATP

Andrés Tomás Rico - 27 Sep 2026
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Alcalá adds his fifth title of the year and achieves his best position in the ATP ranking. Photo: ATP Challenger

Max Alcalá is another Spanish tennis player to whom the definition of "rock splitter" fits perfectly. The 24-year-old player is relentless in his effort to enter the Top 100 of the ATP rankings and is on a very good path. Especially after winning the title at the Challenger 75 in Plovdiv 4 after defeating Jonas Forejtek 6-4, 6-2, in one hour and 25 minutes.

In this way, he not only secures his fourth title of the year, following those won in Cordenons, Royan, Cervia, and Castelldefels (although the latter was an ITF title), but he also achieves his best position in the world ranking. His strong performance in the Bulgarian tournament helps him jump 25 places from 163rd to 138th, getting closer to the Top 100.

Alcalá had to defeat three Spaniards on his way to the title

During his week in Plovdiv, he started with a comfortable debut against Eliakin Coulibaly 6-4, 6-2. After that, he faced three consecutive matches against other Spanish players. First against Carlos Sánchez Jover (6-3, 6-2), then against Pol Martín Tiffon, who had to retire with 5-2 in the first set, and in the semifinals, he defeated Carlos Taberner 6-4, 6-3.

This excellent form of the Spaniard in 2026 is due to a leap in his mental level. As he stated in an interview with this medium in June, “I am a very restless player; I like to find ways to keep evolving and not stagnate. I talk about this a lot with my psychologist. We focus on visualization, projecting myself playing in big tournaments and trying to win them. This is a habit I've been doing these last few months, until gradually my mind begins to assimilate it. Now is when I start to believe it, this is the little leap I needed,” he assured in a conversation with our dear Fernando Murciego.

 

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