The Madrid Open tennis tournament will be held in Madrid, Spain, on May 7, 2022. The photo is of Barcelona's soccer team.
The future of men's tennis has been predicted by Carlos Alcaraz.
The future may already be here.
The 19-year-old Spaniard defeated the world No. 1 in the semifinals in 3 hours, 36 minutes. The 19-year-old will try to win his second Masters 1000 title against either Alexander Zverev or Stefanos Tsitsipas in the final on Sunday.
In the same clay court event and the 12th on all surfaces, Alcaraz became the first man to beat Nadal and Djokovic, who have combined to win 41 Grand Slam titles. He beat Nadal on clay. It was his sixth win against a top 10 opponent.
He said on Tennis Channel that he was playing a good game and that he was going to play in the final. I think I can play against the best players in the world for the rest of the season. I beat them as well, so that makes me a lot more confident.
The event was played on hardcourts and David Nalbandian defeated Nadal, Djokovic and Roger Federer.
After beating Nadal for the first time, Alcaraz joked, "I will text Nalbandian how he did it."
He is going to be the first teen to win a major since Nadal did, according to Jim.
The ankle injury that Alcaraz suffered in the win over Nadal was not an issue.
He won 13 of 17 net points by hitting 51 winners and 57 unforced errors. He had 24 winners and 31 unforced errors. He was often drawn into net in a defensive position because of Alcaraz's tendency to use the drop shot.
He put on a tennis clinic with concussive baseline power and acute angles. After falling in the first set tiebreak, he seized control in the second set and continued to use the drop shot off both wings. He won the second set by hitting a forehand winner into the open court and chasing down a drop shot by the Serb.
In the third set, Alcaraz used his forehand to hold for a 3-2 lead.
He pumped his fist after hitting a forehand winner to hold serve at 4-3.
After a long rally, Alcaraz ripped a forehand winner into the open court to bring him to match point. The ace was to the backhand corner. He clenched his fist after holding for 5-all.
Alcaraz used a series of kick serves to fluster Djokovic and held on for a 5-5 lead.
In the tiebreak, Alcaraz earned an early mini-break and then ripped a two-handed backhand up the line for a 3-1 lead.
The Serb closed to within 4-5 after Alcaraz couldn't handle a deep return.
The Madrid Open tennis tournament will be held in Madrid, Spain, on May 7, 2022. Alcaraz won in a close match. The photo is of Barcelona's football team.
The Spaniard won the match point with a forehand. The service winner saved it.
On the second match point, Alcaraz hit a forehand winner into the open court and then hit a ball into the stands and embraced the Serbian player at the net.
I think both of us played an unbelievable match and I don't know what the difference was.
It was the first match between the two players.
I'm pretty sure that's why he wanted to get some hits against this rising star.
The two have begun to be compared.
At the age of 19 years and 2 days, Alcaraz is now 10-6 against Top 10 opponents, while the same age, but with a different complexion, was 1-5 against them.
Rick Macci, who coached Andy Roddick and Serena Williams, said he has not seen any of them in the last 30 years.
I don't think there is a limit to what he can achieve, said Alcaraz. I'm just trying to make results, to put a good game in every tournament, to still be there with the best in the world. I will go for the final as I did in Miami, and I'm really happy to play a second Masters 1000 final.
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