Two weeks before the start of Roland-Garros, the young Spaniard won on Saturday, in the semi-finals of the Madrid tournament against the Serbian, the day after his victory against Mallorcan Nadal.
Le Monde with AFP
Carlos Alcaraz never ceases to push the limits. At just 19 years old – he celebrated them on Thursday -, the young Spaniard qualified for the final of the Masters 1000 in Madrid on Saturday May 7, taking the best on the n o 1 world , Novak Djokovic, after a marathon match (6-7 [5/7], 7-5, 7-6 [7/5]).
One day after defeating Rafael Nadal in the quarter -final, Alcaraz rose in the second final of Masters 1000 – the highest tournaments on the circuit, except for the four Grand Chelem tournaments – of his career . Phenomenon of precocity, like his compatriot Nadal, the young man became the first player on Saturday to beat Nadal and then Djokovic in the same tournament on clay. Never, since the two members of the “Top 3” (with Roger Federer) began their career, an opponent had managed to drop the two on the ocher.
Opposed Sunday to Alexander Zverev (n o 3 world) or to Stefanos tsitsipas (n o 5), Carlos Alcaraz asserts himself, two weeks before the start of Roland-Garros, as one of the favorites of the Parisian tournament. The one who is often compared to his glorious compatriot (and record holder since January of the number of titles in the Grand Chelem tournament) is no longer a hope: at 19, he will be n o 6 world Monday .