The new ATP sensation won the Masters 1000 final in the Spanish capital, beating the defending German. Carlitos swept the German in straight sets 6-3, 6-1 in an hour and a minute of play.
Tennis surrenders to its new talent. Carlos Alcaraz (9th) swept defending champion Alexander Zverev (3rd) in straight sets 6-3, 6-1 and won the Madrid Masters 1000 . His second master’s degree in his career and the first in the Spanish capital. In just over an hour, Carlitos managed to lift the title. That of Murcia will now progress by three places at the ATP, to rank sixth in the world.
Alcaraz came from an unforgettable tournament. To settle in the final, he had to rely on Rafael Nadal (4th) in the quarter-finals and, in the semi-finals, on Novak Djokovic, world number one.
A tour in which he felt the atmosphere of the Spanish capital in his favor, which showed his support for whoever intends to be the successor to Rafa’s legacy.
In the Caja Mágica, the first set started intense. On both sides, the clay court has witnessed complex and exceptional shots. Fighting and battling at every point, the two tennis players looked for the imbalance. And the first to achieve this was the young Spaniard in the sixth game.
There he made the German’s game sterile and left him no chance in his game. Carlitos, as he likes to be called, showed no mercy and came up 4-2. Then he n had no problem confirming his break and being on the verge of winning the first set. Something he finally achieved by closing, with his service, the set by 6 to 3 .
At this point in the game, the student that Juan Carlos Ferrero is training today was solid. Already in the second run, Carlitos continued his superlative pace. Only three games were enough for the Spaniard to break the German and take the lead in the set by 2-1.
Meanwhile, the defending champion’s play has been very erratic in Spain, with numerous unforced errors. And, without too many complications, that of Murcia was able to confirm his break, placing 3 to 1 in the round.
But not content with that, Alcaraz kept pushing and raising their level. So much so that he again broke the German, this time in the fifth game, to get 4 to 1 on the field of Manolo Santana. In the next match, Charlie Brown had no problem confirming the break. Up front, Zverev stared amazed at the orange clay, trying to explain in his head how to turn around a game that at that moment seemed doomed. .
The new tennis star, with a 5-1 lead, once again pulverized his rival, again breaking Zverev’s serve to win the second set 6-1 and, by the way, with the championship. .
Thus, Alcaraz confirms that the promise label has already come to an end and today his game is the new reality of tennis. Murcia’s is here to stay.
Garin is waiting for him in Rome
Christian Garin (39th ATP) awaits the arrival of the new Madrid champion, Carlos Alcaraz, in Rome. The first national racket materialized in Italy, in the second round of the Masters 1000 in Rome, after beating the local Francesco Passaro 6-3 and 6-2 (366th).
A match that was not without complications for Gago, who, already advanced in the match, was able to assert the gap in the standings to win the game.
Thus, Gago awaits the Spaniard who will arrive in Italy as world number six, and with an incredible precedent in Madrid, having been crowned champion after consecutively beating Rafael Nadal (4th), Novak Djokovic (1st) and Alexander Zverev. (3rd) .
In any case, with his trainer, he will see if his physique accompanies him for the Rome tournament. If removed, Garin will face another rival.
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