Carlos Alcaraz knocks down another door: he wins in Rio and becomes the youngest to win an ATP 500

The Spanish

beat Argentine

6-4 and 6-2 this Sunday in the final of

and established himself as the youngest tennis player in history to win an

.

The Rio de Janeiro title is the

, who in July last year won the

(Croatia), and gives him the necessary points to put him among the

, a feat for his age.

The 18-year-old from Murcia, who is considered by some to be

, beat the mark set last year by the Italian

title at 19 years of age

and is now the youngest tennis player with a title ATP 500.

Alcaraz had already become the second youngest to advance to an ATP 500 final on Saturday, a mark set in 2019 by Canadian

when he reached the Rio Open final at the age of 18, in which he fell to Serbian Laslo Djere.

The Spaniard,

, only needed

to beat the 29-year-old Argentine (14th), who was the third favorite in Rio de Janeiro, and prevent him from becoming the first tennis player in lift the title of the Brazilian tournament twice, after conquering it in 2018.

The South American started better in the first set and, after quickly confirming his first serve, he broke the Spaniard's first, to open a 2-0 lead, but Alcaraz responded immediately and tied the duel (2-2).

The equality was maintained, with both rivals measuring forces and avoiding unnecessary wear and tear, until Alcaraz broke the

and opened a 5-4 lead.

The Murcian, who was always in

against a quieter Schwartzman, only had to confirm his last serve to win the first round 6-4.

In the second set, Alcaraz broke the Porteño's first serve, who paid immediately with the same coin, but the Murcian kept the same pace with which he came and quickly opened a 3-1 lead, breaking again to increase to 4 -1 and

to win the second round 6-2.

The Spaniard had already shown his potential on Saturday when, on the same day and a few hours apart, he eliminated Italian

, sixth best in the world and first favorite of the tournament, in the quarterfinals, and also Italian

in the semifinals. (38 PTAs).

Schwartzman also reached the final after playing two games on Saturday, in which he spent about six hours and which left him obviously

, so he had already anticipated that Alcaraz would have an advantage in the final due to his youth and better physical condition. .

Alcaraz reached the final after eliminating Fognini in the semifinals, Berrettini in the quarterfinals, Argentine

(37 ATP) in the round of 16 and Spanish

(89 ATP) in the first round.

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