Tennis Madrid

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Carlos Alcaraz Defeats Alexander Zverev For Madrid Title | ATP ... (ATP Tour)

Carlos Alcaraz made history once again Sunday at the Mutua Madrid Open, dispatching World No. 3 Alexander Zverev 6-3, 6-1 to capture his second ATP Masters ...

Zverev was aiming to capture his third title in Madrid, having lifted the trophy in 2018 and 2021. The Spaniard pulled the second seed around with his great touch and returned aggressively, breaking three times in the second set as he soared to victory. In a dominant first-set performance, Alcaraz successfully targeted Zverev’s forehand with his power from the baseline. Just 12 months ago, Alcaraz was ranked at No. 120 in the Pepperstone ATP Rankings when he made his Madrid debut. Alcaraz, who has won his past 10 matches, has yet to lose an ATP Tour final. “I want to congratulate Carlitos. Right now you are the best player in the world,” Zverev said during the trophy ceremony.

'Best player in the world' - Alexander Zverev hails Carlos Alcaraz ... (Eurosport.com)

Carlos Alcaraz's stunning 2022 continued as he crushed Alexander Zverev to take the Madrid Open crown - and his second ATP Masters 1000 title.

Alcaraz duly seized it with a sumptuous lob and broke again on a fourth match point to claim his seventh top-10 win in a row. He added: “Watching Rafa lift this trophy so many (times over the) years, gave me the power to work hard for this moment. It’s great to see for tennis that we have such a new superstar who is going to win so many Grand Slams and is going to be World No. 1. It is a great moment for me. It also means Alcaraz is now an impressive 5-0 in ATP finals as he becomes the youngest five-time champion on tour since Nadal won seven titles by the same age in 2004-05. It also means Alcaraz is now an impressive 5-0 in ATP finals as he becomes the youngest five-time champion on tour since Nadal won seven titles by the same age in 2004-05.

Carlos Alcaraz completes dominant Madrid run with title over Alexander Zverev (ESPN)

The Spanish teenage sensation capped another impressive week with a straight-sets victory over Alexander Zverev on Sunday to win the Madrid Open and become the second-youngest player to win two Masters 1000 titles. His comfortable 6-3, ...

It is the first tournament I watched, so lifting the trophy today is so emotional." "Right now you are the best player in the world," Zverev said before the trophy ceremony and joked about his opponent's age. "To beat two of the best players in history and then Zverev, the world No. 3. 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. "Last year I was going through these experiences for the first time, playing against the best players, playing in the Masters 1000, and I learned a lot," Alcaraz said.

Teenager Carlos Alcaraz hailed as 'new superstar' after Madrid ... (The Guardian)

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.”

Tennis-Madrid champ Alcaraz to skip Rome Masters due to ankle ... (WTVB News)

(Reuters) - 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...

“Due to the fall that I had, the ankle, I had a problem and this morning it was a little more swollen. “Djokovic is number one in the ranking. “It was difficult for me to walk but after a while with my team, with the physio, with the doctor, we have managed to fix it to do something to be able to be 100% today.

Carlos Alcaraz Wins Madrid Open To Claim Fourth Title of 2022 (Sports Illustrated)

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.