We have spent the past week counting down our list of the top 100 athletes of the 21st century, but what about the next generation?
If we do another list in 2050, which current athletes who didn’t make it this time around are likely to be included?
We came up with a list of 25 — including some you probably already know pretty well such as Caitlin Clark, Justin Jefferson and Scottie Scheffler. There are a couple — Noah Lyles and Hezly Rivera — you will learn more about during the Olympic Games in Paris.
And we might be introducing a few folks — such as Kimi Antonelli, the heir apparent to lead the Mercedes F1 team.
Let’s dive into the next group of prospective icons across the sports landscape as their respective stars rise.
Key accomplishments: Four major titles, 4-0 in Grand Slam finals, one of four men in the Open era (since 1968) with four major titles before the age of 22.
Rafael Nadal had won three Grand Slam events by the time he turned 22. Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic had won one apiece. But Alcaraz, who turned 21 in May, already has four. He’s already three-quarters of his way to a career Grand Slam, something Federer didn’t lock down until age 27. He has already won five Masters 1000 events, and he’s 19-1 in Slam and Masters finals. It was…
