The new world tennis sensation qualified for the final of the Spanish Masters 1000 by beating the world number one in more than three and a half hours of play. On Friday, he had already beaten Rafael Nadal.
“A game in Madrid is a long time” . With this sentence written on camera after his epic victory in three hours and 35 minutes, Carlos Alcaraz (9th) summarized the effort that led him to write a new chapter in his spectacular career at just 19 years old. He beat world number one Novak Djokovic 6-7 (5), 7-5 and 7-6 (5). and he became the youngest player to reach the Masters 1000 final in Madrid.
After his resounding victory over Rafael Nadal yesterday, the Spanish tennis player arrived fully motivated to continue adding glory and epicness to his career. In front, he had the Balkan, which was barely playing its fourth tournament of the season after its refusal to be vaccinated against Covid-19. However, Despite the lack of filming, he is getting closer to his best level, and he demonstrated it in the Caja Mágica.
Truly exceptional shots were seen on both sides of the pitch. Carlitos commanded with his right, with which he got 35 of the 51 winners he had in the match. While Nole defended himself very well. However, his young opponent had the clarity to not only play him with the same intensity, but also outplay him at various times.
The pupil of Juan Carlos Ferrero also knew how to get out of complex moments helped by the great encouragement of the public who came to the Manolo Santana court and who He celebrated with everything an epic and necessary victory to refresh a circuit that for many years had only the hegemony of the Big 3. Moreover, it has become in the youngest to beat Nadal and Djokovic in the same tournament.
Already assured of a world number six spot, Alcaraz has shown that it is here to stay. It seems only a matter of time before Carlitos dominates the circuit and rises to the top. Today he has given proof that the big authorities do not complicate it. For the title, he will now face the winner of the duel between the Greek Stefanos Tsitsipas (5th) and the German Alexander Zverev (3rd).
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