Carlos Alcaraz matched Rafa Nadal by being able to win two major tennis tournaments held in Spain in the same yearthe Barcelona Open Banc Sabadell-Conde de Godó Trophy and the Mutua Madrid Open, as the only tennis players to achieve it.
The Balearic got it three times, in 2005, in 2013 and in 2017 before going to Roland Garros, where he also won the Parisian Grand Slam in those seasons, where Murcian will appear next week.
alcarazwho turned 19 on Thursday and became the sixth player in the world since Monday -he lifted three positions in his victory at Caja Mágica and had 4,773 points-, is living a 2022 dream, where he won 28 of his 31 games and was also proclaimed champion of the Masters 1,000 in Miami and the ATP 500 in Rio de Janeiro.
Recently, after winning the ATP 500 in Barcelona, he also made it to the Masters 1,000 in Madrid, and that is something that only until this Sunday can Nadal saywhich is fourth in the world ranking with 6,435 points.
The one from Manacor, which has won five times in Madrid -2005, 2010, 2013, 2014 and 2017- and 12 in Barcelona -2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012 and 2013, 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2021-.
The first time Nadal, who will be 36 years old on June 3 and had time to win 21 Grand Slam titles, he got that triplet in clay at the age of 19, the same that an emerging Alcaraz has today and that put the focus on Paris.
In fact, has given up participation in another 1,000 Masters, the one that will take place this week in Rome, to rest, regain strength and heal the right ankle that was sprained in the quarterfinal duel in the Spanish capital definitely against Nadal.
This sprain prompted him to play with discomfort from the second set of that match which he won 6-2, 1-6 and 6-3.the semifinal against Novak Djokovic 6-7 (5), 7-5 and 7-6 (5) and the final against Alexander Zverev 6-3 and 6-1.
As for this season, Nadal and Alcaraz are the best because since January the Majorcan, who won the Australian Open, the Masters 1,000 at Indian Wells and the ATP 500 in Acapulco, amassing 3,530 points and El Palmar follows close behind with 3,460. He is only 70 points away from the race of the year.
Race ATP Rankings 2022
After the Mutua Madrid Open dispute
1. Rafael Nadal (Spain) / 3,530
2. Carlos Alcaraz (Spain) / 3,460
3. Stefanos Tsitsipas (Greece) / 2,890
4. Andrey Rublev (Russia) / 1910
5. Daniil Medvedev (Russia) / 1,900
6. Felix Auger-Aliassime (Canada) / 1845
7. Taylor Fritz (United States) / 1,765
8. Alexander Zverev (Germany) / 1,620
9. Casper Ruud (Norway) / 1,255
10. Hubert Hurkacz (Poland) / 1,200
Source: La Verdad
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