Carlos Alcaraz, new champion of the Madrid Masters 1,000

The Spanish Carlos Alcaraz won the fifth title of his career in Madridthe fourth so far this season, after beating German Alexander Zverev, current champion, 6-3, 6-1, in the final of the Mutua Madrid Open, after one hour and two minutes.

Alcaraz, who will appear on Monday as the sixth player in the world in the ATP ranking, has managed to beat three of the first four players in the ranking at the Caja Mágica.

He beat number one, the Serbian Novak Djokovic, in the semifinals and before that, in the quarterfinals, the number four, the Spanish Rafael Nadal, winner of twenty-one Grand Slams. Now, in Madrid, he knocked down the German, currently the third racket on the planet.

The youngest champion of the Madrid tournament was also the youngest to beat Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic in the same clay tournament. The Spanish tennis player is a guarantee in the finals. He has won all the ones he has played. He is already the youngest five-time champion since Nadal won seven trophies at the same age in 2004-2005.

Alcaraz, who has won seven in a row against top ten players, has accumulated twenty-eight wins so far this season. More than anyone. He entered the final even with the Greek Stefanos Tsitsipas but the victory in the final leaves him as the most successful so far this season. He has only lost three losses and is heading for his presence at the year-end ATP Finals. He is second in the race for champions only behind Nadal.

EFE