Madrid Open 2022: Teenage sensation Carlos Alcaraz defeated Olympic champion Alexander Zverev 6-3, 6-1 to win his 2nd Masters 1000 title of the 12 months. He will rise to No. 6 in males’s singles rating after the dream run at house.
Carlos Alcaraz gained the Madrid Open crown, beating Alexander Zverev within the ultimate (Reuters Photo)
HIGHLIGHTSAlcaraz defeated Zverev in straight units in a one-sided ultimateThe 19-year-old gained his 2nd Masters 1000 title of 2022He will rise to No. 6 within the ATP rankings after his dream Madrid run
Carlos Alcaraz stormed to his second Masters 1000 title of the 12 months and the primary one on clay as eased previous Olympic champion Alexander Zverev 6-3, 6-1 within the males’s singles ultimate on Sunday. Alcaraz turned the 2nd youngest participant to win two Masters 1000 crowns as Nadal had gained Monte Carlo and Rome when he was 18 in 2005.
Alcaraz’s dream run got here to a profitable finish on Sunday as he made gentle work of Alexander Zverev. The Spanish teenager had overwhelmed his idol Rafael Nadal within the quarter-final and outlasted Novak Djokovic, the World No. 1, in a marathon 3-set battle on Saturday within the semi-final.
Alcaraz, who gained his first Masters 1000 title in Miami final month, made the primary transfer as he broke Zverev to like for a 4-2 lead earlier than comfortably closing out the set on his personal serve.
“I want to congratulate Carlitos. Right now you are the best player in the world,” Zverev mentioned through the trophy ceremony.
“It is great for tennis that we have such a new superstar that is going to win so many Grand Slams, that is going to be World No. 1 and I think is going to win this tournament many more times.”
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Alcaraz has gained 4 titles this 12 months, which incorporates the Miami Open Masters 1000 in March — probably the most by any participant in 2022.
Alcaraz’s good run in 2022 will see him rise to No. 6 within the males’s singles rankings. A 12 months in the past, he was ranked as lowly as 120.
The house favorite broke to like once more for a 2-1 lead within the second set as Zverev started to develop pissed off, failing to search out methods to cease Alcaraz.
Cheered on by the house followers, the chic Alcaraz discovered the double break at 4-1 and gained the following two video games to wrap up the match in nearly an hour.
