The great 19-year-old Spanish promise defeated Rafa 6-2, 1-6, 6-3. Now, faces can be seen with Nole, who beat Hubert Hurkacz.
Carlos Alcaraz It doesn’t stop growing fast. The 19-year-old tennis player took the big blow to ATP Masters 1000 Madrid then removed Rafael Nadal 6-2, 1-6 and 6-3 in the quarterfinals. Now, he has nothing else to deal with and nothing less than that Novak Djokovic for a place in the grand finale.
Nadal’s fall meant his first defeat against a Spaniard in six years. The last time was new Ferdinand Verdasco at the 2016 Australian Open. One fact that further amplifies Alcaraz’s success is that the Mutua Madrid Open was played on clay, Rafa’s favorite surface.
Charly, as he was nicknamed, has been called to dominate the next generation of tennis and many have already cataloged him as the successor to his current rival, Rafa Nadal. The Murcia native –who just won the Masters 1000 in Miami- will have a tough promise here Saturday May 7 from 11 against Novak Djokovic (1st). Whoever is the winner from this fascinating duel will determine the tournament with the winner of Tsitsipas (4th) vs. Zverev (2nd).
Djokovic won and advanced to the semifinals of the Mutua Madrid Open
The world number 1 did his homework in the quarterfinals and beat Pole 6-3, 6-4 Hubert Hurkacz (14 °) in one hour and 22 minutes. The Serbian was able to break his opponent’s serve in both sets and added his third straight win after beating Gael Monfils and Andy Murray (WO).
Carlos Alcaraz mentioned David Nalbandian before the fight with Novak Djokovic
“I’ll send a message to Nalbandian to see how he did”declared by Alcaraz, referring to that fact who can beat Nadal and Djokovic in the same tournamentas Cordovan did in 2007. On that occasion, King David also won against Roger Federer.
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