Carlos Alcaraz

Carlos Alcaraz beat Alexander Zverev in straight sets on Sunday to win the Madrid Open and become the second-youngest player to win two Masters 1000 titles.

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.

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.”

Spanish teenager Carlos Alcaraz swept aside world number three Alexander Zverev in straight sets to win the Madrid Open title.

Ranked world number 120 just 12 months ago, Alcaraz is the second-youngest player to win two ATP Masters 1000 titles following his victory in Miami in March. Nadal won in Monte Carlo and Rome at the age of 18 in 2005. Alcaraz became the first man to beat countryman Nadal and Djokovic in the same clay-court tournament with a thrilling 6-7 (7) 7-5 7-6 (7) win over the Serbian world number one on Saturday. Zverev, the defending champion who also won in Madrid in 2018, had no answer to the depth and power of Alcaraz’s groundstrokes and was broken decisively in the sixth game of the first set and four times in the second.

After winning his ATP Tour-leading fourth title of the season on Sunday at the Mutua Madrid Open, Carlos Alcaraz is challenging Rafael Nadal for the lead in ...

Alcaraz is now second in the Race, trailing Nadal by just 70 points. Entering the same week last year, he was at World No. 114 and still had not cracked the Top 100. After winning his ATP Tour-leading fourth title of the season on Sunday at the Mutua Madrid Open, Carlos Alcaraz is challenging Rafael Nadal for the lead in the Pepperstone ATP Race To Turin.

The 19-year-old Spaniard beat Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic on his way to the final.

Ranked world number 120 just 12 months ago, Alcaraz is the second-youngest player to win two ATP Masters 1000 titles following his victory in Miami in March. Nadal won in Monte Carlo and Rome at the age of 18 in 2005. The Spaniard’s triumph in Madrid was his fourth ATP Tour title of the year – more than any other player – and his seventh successive victory over a top-10 opponent. Alcaraz became the first man to beat countryman Nadal and Djokovic in the same clay-court tournament with a thrilling 6-7 (7) 7-5 7-6 (7) win over the Serbian world number one on Saturday.

Carlos Alcaraz capped another impressive week with a straight-set victory over Alexander Zverev on Sunday to win the Madrid Open and become the ...

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. Alcaraz became the youngest winner in Madrid, and the second youngest to win two Masters 1000 trophies after Nadal won in Monte Carlo and Rome in 2005.

Carlos Alcaraz is the second-youngest player to win two ATP Masters 1000 titles, with countryman Rafael Nadal the youngest. © Corinne Dubreuil/ATP Tour.

“I remember the first time when I was playing, when I was small in Murcia, I didn't imagine at that moment that I was going to be able to reach this level, to be here right now, champion of the Mutua Madrid Open,” Alcaraz said. I liked to train a lot, and I am still a kid that likes to compete more than to train. “I think that I have to improve everything still. “That's what I want to do. I want to keep on progressing. I think this is a clear example.

Carlos Alcaraz says he is bursting with confidence after playing an “unbelievable final” to win the Madrid Open.

And also I had a blister in my feet which was a little bit infected, and it's been a little bit tough start of the day. Asked in his press conference whether he is the best player in the world right now, Alcaraz said: “Djokovic is No. 1 in the ranking. I work hard for it.”

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 is a name tennis fans may not have heard much 12 months ago, but it's one they'll be hearing more of in the years to come.

That’s my feeling, from my point of view. He has the talent and the physical component and that’s great. He has the passion. He has all the ingredients. 2020 2020

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.