Alcaraz

The 19-year-old Spaniard and world No. 7 won his second Masters 1000 title of 2022 by destroying No. 3 and defending champion Alexander Zverev, 6-3, 6-1, in ...

He has won seven straight matches against Top 10 opponents and will move to No. 6 in the world on Monday. On Saturday, he became the first man ever to beat Nadal and Djokovic in the same clay court event. Alcaraz improved to 28-3 this season and has won four titles, including his first Masters 1000 crown in Miami. Alcaraz will now have a couple of more events before the French Open beginning May 22. He broke him at love with a lovely forehand drop shot for a 2-1 lead in the second set and then broke again for a 4-1 lead as the wheels began to fall off for the German. He has now beaten the world’s No. 1 (Novak Djokovic), No. 3 (Zverev), No. 4 (Rafael Nadal) and No. 9 (Cam Norrie) players in the span of four days.

Spanish teenager Carlos Alcaraz capped another impressive week with a straight-sets victory over Alexander Zverev on Sunday to win the Madrid Open.

“Right now you are the best player in the world,” Zverev said after the match and joked about his opponent’s age. “Watching Rafa lift this trophy gave me a lot of power to work hard for this moment,” Alcaraz said. Alcaraz had won his first Masters 1000 tournament in Miami earlier this year. “To beat two of the best players in history and then Zverev, the world No 3. Alcaraz had already become the youngest to enter the top 10 since Nadal did it in 2005. I go onto the court knowing that I can win, with the confidence that I can win at any moment.”

After victories over his idol Rafael Nadal in the quarterfinals and top-ranked Novak Djokovic in the semifinals, the Spanish teenage sensation comfortably ...

Alcaraz had won his first Masters 1000 tournament in Miami earlier this year. Alcaraz had already become the youngest to enter the top 10 since Nadal did it in 2005. He also has the most wins this season with 28, one more than Stefanos Tsitsipas.

Carlos Alcaraz hits 60 per cent forehand groundstrokes (50/84) for the match against Alexander Zverev in the Madrid final. © Corinne Dubreuil/ATP Tour.

Alcaraz extracted nine errors from his backhand wing and eight errors from his forehand. Alcaraz only yielded five groundstroke errors (two forehand/three backhand) in the opening set, which set the tone for the one-sided final. Of the 14 times he struck this shot standing in the deuce court, he immediately won the point eight times from a winner or forcing an error. - 2 errors Overall, Alcaraz hit 60 per cent (50/84) forehand groundstrokes for the match, which excludes returns, volleys and overheads. The 19-year-old Spaniard also served and volleyed five times in the final and won them all.

Carlos Alcaraz continued to rewrite the history books at the Mutua Madrid Open, where he defeated Alexander Zverev on Sunday to earn his ATP Tour-leading ...

The 19-year-old defeated World No. 4 Rafael Nadal, World No. 1 Novak Djokovic and World No. 3 Zverev to become the youngest player in the history of the ATP Tour (since 1990) to oust three of the top five players in the Pepperstone ATP Rankings at the same event. Earlier in the year, the Spaniard reached 50 wins in his 70th tour-level match. The next-youngest player who earned three such victories was 20-year-old Novak Djokovic in 2007 at Montreal, where he upset World No. 3 Andy Roddick, World No. 2 Nadal and World No. 1 Roger Federer to claim the title. No player who has reached No. 1 in the Pepperstone ATP Rankings earned his 50th tour-level victory in fewer matches. Alcaraz, who also triumphed in Miami, became the second-youngest player to win two ATP Masters 1000 titles. It was another accomplishment in a year full of astonishing achievement for the Spanish teen.

Newly-crowned Madrid Open champion Carlos Alcaraz said on Sunday he has decided to skip the Rome Masters in a bid to recover from an ankle injury ahead of ...

"Djokovic is number one in the ranking. "Due to the fall that I had, the ankle, I had a problem and this morning it was a little more swollen. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com