Spanish tennis player Carlos Alcaraz celebrated with his fist along with the break against German Alexander Zverev. Photo: EFE/Juanjo Martin.
Spaniard Carlos Alcaraz maintained his tremendous pace after leaving his compatriot Rafael Nadal and Serbian Novak Djokovic, world number one, by showing superb tennis in the first set of the Madrid Masters 1000 final, which caused for him. receive a standing ovation from the entire audience in the Magic Box.
This is 6-3 for the 19-year-old prodigy from Murcia, who broke German Alexander Zverev’s service in the sixth game, current champion and second favorite, beating Greek Stefanos Tsitsipas.
Alcaraz and Zverev, face off in the men’s final of the Mutua Madrid Open at Caja Mágica, in Madrid. Photo: EFE/Juanjo Martin.
Alcaraz, then, is one step away not only from beating the German for the first time in his career but from becoming the youngest champion of a Masters 1000 category tournament. This will be the fourth title for the Spaniard of the season, the most for any ATP player.
Alcaraz, who got a jump from ninth to sixth in the world rankings on Monday, became the first player to beat Nadal and Djokovic in a row on clay. He is also the youngest player to consecutively defeat those two tennis titans.
Source: Clarin
