Alcaraz touches the firmament: five wins against Top10 and seventh best tennis player of the year

• Tennis Carlos Alcaraz advances to the quarterfinals in Miami after beating Stefanos Tsitsipas

Carlos Alcaraz

(El Palmar, Murcia, 2003) is the

and the

so far this season.

Major words for your

.

Spanish is no longer a surprise or a promise, it is a reality.

A present that aims to reach the age of

, which will be on May 5, with the first major title of his career.

He already has an

achieved in

for several weeks

.

He brushed him in

, where he was only beaten by Rafa Nadal, and chases him in

, where he has beaten

(7-5 and 6-3) in the round of 16 to achieve the fifth victory of his life over a Top10.

Alcaraz had already beaten the Greek at the

last year, he was better than

in

and he could beat the Italian

in

and

.

Five games in which he has proven to be not only the great star of the next generation, but also one of the candidates to lift any tournament that is presented this season.

During these three months, Alcaraz has played, won and lost like a star.

He has defeated everyone he was supposed to defeat and has fallen against logical rivals.

He lost to Berrettini in the third round in Australia, in the first

of the season.

Too early, but the Italian is one of the best on the fast track.

Later, he won the Rio tournament, lost to Nadal in the Indian Wells desert and now he will face

in the Florida quarters.

A balance of twelve wins, two losses, a title and $820,000 in his pocket in just 90 days.

He is the seventh best player of the season for the ATP, behind

.

The Murcian is gradually crossing the path of the greats of world tennis and is placing himself where his blows deserve.

Very high.

He has not yet been able to face

or

, he lost his only match against Medvedev at Wimbledon and both against

, but he is undefeated against

, in addition to the favorable balance against Berrettini (2-1).

With just a couple of years of career, Alcaraz maintains a

of the ATP, by the

that Nadal accumulated at 19 years old.

A similar % in an inevitable comparison.

"Being able to beat Tsitsipas in front of this crowd is a lot of fun" he valued, simple but humble, after beating the Greek in Miami: "It's incredible.

and it is very difficult to play against him.

It was very hard, but fun."

In the American city there is his work team, commanded by coach

and agent

, his mentor, who has returned to Spain due to the death of his father,

has been absent .

.

In the event of winning in Miami, where he will face Medvedev in a hypothetical semifinal, Alcaraz would become the first Spaniard to lift the

title .

His first Masters in just seven played as a professional.

An American tour that is already remarkable and after which he will return to Spain to rest before the tournaments on clay.

His Spanish condition forces him to always think that

than hard court, but Indian Wells and Miami give hope to his career.

However, he lifted the title on clay and will arrive at Roland Garros as the seed, so the draw will be easier, within the complications of the circuit.

Before, tour of the European capitals before stepping on Paris.

With Nadal's injury, who will be off the court for several weeks, and

's ​​irregularity , the tournaments in Monte Carlo, Barcelona, ​​Madrid and Rome appear to be more than realistic goals for the Murcian.

"His best result of his has been the quarterfinals of the US Open, but the two tournaments he has won,

were on clay," Ferrero reflected a few weeks ago.

«

.

But obviously doing well at Roland Garros will be a goal », he insisted.

For now, Kecmanovic, Taylor Fritz's executioner, in the Miami quarterfinals, the next stop on a road that seems to have no brake.

All for the joy of Spanish tennis.

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