The Spanish Carlos Alcarazafter being crowned this Sunday at Miami Masters 1,000thanked all the Spanish and Latin fans who accompanied him to the stands during his career up to this title.
“The truth is I feel like I’m at home from the first moment and from the first game. I enjoy playing here every day,” he told the court.
Alcaraz made sure he wouldn’t have won without “all the energy” sent to him by the Hispanic public throughout the Miami Open.
“Success is equal for all of you,” he said.
Alcaraz, 18, defeated the Norwegian Casper Ruud 7-5 and 6-4 in the Miami final becoming the youngest champion in the history of this tournament and the first Spaniard to win the men’s draw of its Masters 1,000.
The young man from Murcia became the third youngest tennis player to win the Masters 1,000, just behind American Michael Chang and his compatriot Rafa Nadal.
In his speech as champion, Alcaraz thanked his family and all those who support him around the world, and specifically mentioned his coach Juan Carlos Ferrero, who had to fly to Spain due to his father’s death but returned on Saturday. in the final hours in Miami to accompany him to the final.
“It was a difficult time for him. I wanted to say to him: ‘Thank you for coming and accompanying me to this important moment for me and for my career. It was incredible to share this moment with you, ‘” he says.
When the final ended, Alcaraz went to the stand to hug Ferrero and later wrote a message on a television camera as a tribute to his father.
“Eduardo, we are always with you,” he said.
Miami’s success has resulted in impressive increases in recent months for Alcaraz that include notable stops such as the quarterfinals of the US Open in 2021, his first two titles (Umag 2021 and Rio de Janeiro 2022) and the semifinals of Indian Wells two weeks ago in which he lost to Nadal.
“I have no words to describe what I feel right now,” Alcaraz said after the match. “It’s very special to win my first 1,000 Masters here in Miami. I have an incredible team with me. I’m very excited about the victory and my team,” he added.
“I know Casper’s play is amazing. He has a great forehand. I tried to play his backhand first and attack all the time. I tried not to let him dominate the fight,” Alcaraz said.
Source: La Verdad
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