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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.”

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.

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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.

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"Djokovic is number one in the ranking. "Due to the fall that I had, the ankle, I had a problem and this morning it was a little more swollen. "I thought about it (playing in Rome). I think that given the state of my feet and my ankle, I'm really excited for fighting for a Grand Slam. I think that it's better to rest, to recover my ankle, recover my feet, to be in Paris at 100 per cent."

He's 19, he's Spanish and he's dominating men's tennis in 2022: Carlos Alcaraz has won the Madrid Open, defeating Germany's Alexander Zverev, ...

I am feeling great, physically," Alcaraz said. You are destroyed, you will not be able to do physical activity on a maximum level." Finished at 1:30," Zverev told reporters. After long, three-set wins over Nadal and Djokovic, the seventh-seeded Alcaraz kept his high energy from the start against Zverev and was in control throughout the match at the "Caja Mágica" centre court. "Now it's different. "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.

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.”

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Carlos Alcaraz made history once again Sunday at the Mutua Madrid Open, dispatching World No. 3 Alexander Zverev 6-3, 6-1 to capture his second ATP Masters ...

Zverev was aiming to capture his third title in Madrid, having lifted the trophy in 2018 and 2021. The Spaniard pulled the second seed around with his great touch and returned aggressively, breaking three times in the second set as he soared to victory. In a dominant first-set performance, Alcaraz successfully targeted Zverev’s forehand with his power from the baseline. Just 12 months ago, Alcaraz was ranked at No. 120 in the Pepperstone ATP Rankings when he made his Madrid debut. Alcaraz, who has won his past 10 matches, has yet to lose an ATP Tour final. “I want to congratulate Carlitos. Right now you are the best player in the world,” Zverev said during the trophy ceremony.

Spanish teenager Carlos Alcaraz won his second ATP Masters 1000 title at the Madrid Open after defeating defending champion Alexander Zverev 6-3 6-1 in ...

6 in the new rankings on Monday. To beat two of the best players in history and then Zverev, the world number three. He is a great player," said Alcaraz, who did not face a break point against the German.

Newly-crowned Madrid Open champion Carlos Alcaraz said on Sunday he has decided to skip the Rome Masters in a bid to recover from an ankle injury ahead of ...

"Djokovic is number one in the ranking. "Due to the fall that I had, the ankle, I had a problem and this morning it was a little more swollen. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com

Teenager Carlos Alcaraz continued his blazing rise by demolishing Alexander Zverev in the Madrid final on Sunday and then said "I really want to prove my ...

"I still have to improve in everything," he said. "Carlitos, right now you are the best player in the world. 1," said the German. To beat two of the best players in history and then Zverev, the world No. 3. I am feeling great physically," he said "It was a little difficult to walk, but...

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

“Right now you are the best player in the world,” Zverev said before the trophy ceremony and joked about his opponent's age. He said the “ATP’s job was an absolute disgrace this week.” “Djokovic is the No. 1 in the ranking,” he said. “It's not because I won in Barcelona and beat Djokovic and Rafa in Madrid that I will consider myself the best player in the world. “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.