TENNIS: Carlos Alcaraz Beat Alexander Zverev In Two Sets To Take The Madrid Open Title On Sunday
Carlos Alcaraz Beat Alexander Zverev In Two Sets To Take The Madrid Open Title On Sunday
Carlos Alcaraz Beat Alexander Zverev In Two Sets To Take The Madrid Open Title On Sunday. The Spaniard needed just one hour two minutes to defeat his German rival. This is the second Masters 1000 of the youngster’s career after he won the Miami Open in April.
He also won the Barcelona Open, an ATP 500 event that month, having won his first ATP 500 title at the Rio Open in February.
Speaking after his defeat, twice former champion here in the Spanish capital Zverev said Alcaraz is the “best in the world right now.” He predicted his Spanish rival would go on to to be World Number 1, win many Grand Slams and win the Madrid Open many, many times more.
Alcaraz speaks after victory
Alcaraz spoke after his win, saying: “Congratulations to everyone who made this tournament possible. It’s very special for me. The first time I came here I was seven or eight. To be here, and to have won is incredible. To my team – I have no words to describe what I feel for you. I started with Juan Carlos when I was 15, there’s a huge amount of work behind it all. The day didn’t start that well today, but we’ve managed to cope with it and overcome the difficulties. To the people of Madrid, from the first round I’ve felt an amazing amount of affection. It’s been an amazing atmosphere, saying thank you isn’t nearly enough. I’ve always said that with the support of the public it’s easy to overcome the difficulties – I hope to see you all next year.”
Alacaraz’s run to the title:
R1: Bye
R2: Basilashvili
R3: Norrie
QF: Nadal
SF: Djokovic
F: Zverev
Alcaraz is currently ranked world number 9, the youngest teenager since Rafa Nadal to break into the top 10 and the first to do so since Scot Andy Murray in 2007.
Carlos Alcaraz takes home a cheque of €1,041,570 for winning the Madrid Open title, while Zverev is €568,790 for coming running up.
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