Carlos Alcaraz won the Masters 1000 in Madrid on Sunday, winning the final easily against Alexander Zverev (6-3, 6-1).
The young Spanish prodigy sent a message two weeks before Roland-Garros (May 22-June 5). The one who will climb to sixth place in the world on Monday, just four days after turning 19, encountered no difficulty in beating the German, third in the world. Zverev’s impotence can be summed up in one figure: he did not get any break points in the game.
“You are the best player in the world at the moment, has also dropped Zverev. Even though you’re only five years old, you’re already beating us all. It’s great for tennis to have a player like you. You will win many Grand Slams and become world No.1, and you will win this tournament many times.
MASTERY IN MADRID
Championship point ace @alcarazcarlos03 won his second Masters 1000 title!#MMOPEN pic.twitter.com/HfuLoby1fN
— TennisTV (@TennisTV) May 8, 2022
At just 19 years old, Alcaraz now has five titles to his name, including two Masters 1000 after his success in Miami in early April and four on clay, his favorite surface. He is the youngest to reach this total since Nadal in 2005 (at 18) and has still not lost a single final.
As a reminder, to reach the final, Alcaraz had won in quick succession against Rafael Nadal, king of ocher, and world No.1 Novak Djokovic in the previous rounds, unheard of in the same tournament on earth. beaten. He also became the youngest to manage to beat both of them.