All Miami Champions: Alcaraz ended the curse

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Carlos Alcaraz entered like a meteorite on the prestigious list of Miami ATP Masters 1000 winners, for many years known as Key Biscayne, its former location to the present day in Hard Rock Stadium.

This is included 18 years and 333 days (11 months)the youngest champion of an event that for a long time was considered the ‘fifth Grand Slam’, robbed him of the denomination Indian Wells, which had been played before and profoundly renovated its facilities and increased its economic endowment, becoming a paradise for tennis players.

Along with Murcian, who beat Norwegian Casper Ruud 7-5 and 6-4, the ‘curse’ of Spanish men’s tennis ended in Miami. His countrymen have lost the past eight finals. the series began Sergio Bruguera in 1997, failed to get along with his particular ‘black beast’, the Austrian Thomas Muster, 7-6, 6-3 and 6-1. either Carlos Moya grabbed the trophy in 2003, it was snatched from him by American Andre Agassi, 6-3 and 6-3.

In 2005, a month younger than Alcaraz, Rafael Nadal his particular martyrdom premiered in the tournament. He lost five good sets against then undisputed number 1 Roger Federer (2-6, 6-7, 7-6, 6-3, 6-1), who also beat him in the 2017 final (6-3 and 6). -4), the latter so far of the five delivered. Of the three more, one against Russian Nikolay Davydenko (2008, 6-4 and 6-2), and two against Serbian Novak Djokovic, in 2011 (4-6, 6-3, 7-6) and 2014 (6) . -3 and 6-3).

David Ferrer he believed himself champion within seconds, the time it took for electronic arbitration to prove that Andy Murray’s ball had indeed entered. The man from Alicante has stopped at the point since he saw the ball outside. He gave up 2-6, 6-4 and 7-6 (1).

In the women’s singles WTA tournament she won Arantxa Sanchez Vicario. In her pomp, she defeated Gabriela Sabatini of Argentina 6-1, 6-4 in 1992; and defeated German Steffi Graf in 1993 6-4, 3-6 and 6-3. Carla Suarez lost in the 2005 final to American Serena Williams 6-2, 6-0.

Arantxa Sánchez is also the only Spanish champion in doubles. To zero in the masculine.

Palmares Masters 1000 ATP Miami

2022 Carlos Alcaraz (Spain)
2021 Hubert Hurkacz (Poland)
2020 Canceled due to covid
2019 Roger Federer (Switzerland)
2018 John Isner (USA)
2017 Roger Federer (Switzerland)
2016 Novak Djokovic (Serbia)
2015 Novak Djokovic (Serbia)
2014 Novak Djokovic (Serbia)
2013 Andy Murray (Great Britain)
2012 Novak Djokovic (Serbia)
2011 Novak Djokovic (Serbia)
2010 Andy Roddick (USA)
2009 Andy Murray (Great Britain)
2008 Nikolay Davydenko (Russia)
2007 Novak Djokovic (Serbia)
2006 Roger Federer (Switzerland)
2005 Roger Federer (Switzerland)
2004 Andy Roddick (USA)
2003 Andre Agassi (USA)
2002 André Agassi (USA)
2001 Andre Agassi (USA)
2000 Pete Sampras (USA)
1999 Richard Krajicek (Netherlands)
1998 Marcelo Rios (Chile)
1997 Thomas Muster (Austria)
1996 André Agassi (USA)
1995 Andre Agassi (USA)
1994 Pete Sampras (USA)
1993 Pete Sampras (USA)
1992 Michael Chang (USA)
1991 Jim Courier (USA)
1990 Andre Agassi (USA)
1989 Ivan Lendl (Czechoslovakia)
1988 Mats Wilander (Sweden)
1987 Miloslav Mecir (Czechoslovakia)
1986 Miloslav Mecir (Czechoslovakia)
1985 Tim Mayotte (USA)

Source: La Verdad

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