Carlos Alcras also defeated Djokovic, advancing to the final of the Madrid tournament

No longer the next thing: a day after defeating Nadal, the 19-year-old Spaniard defeated the world number one 7: 6 (5), 5: 7, 6: 7 (5) after 3:36 hours, in a great and quality battle

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07/05/2022

Saturday, 07 May 2022, 21:07 Updated: 21:13

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Summary of the quarterfinals of the Madrid tournament: Carlos Alcras against Rafael Nadal (Sport1)

Carlos Alcras continued his impressive journey to the top of world tennis today (Saturday), when he defeated Novak Djokovic 7: 6 (5), 5: 7, 6: 7 (5) in the semifinals of the Madrid tournament, and qualified for the final in front of the enthusiastic crowd in his homeland .

The symbolic battle between the 19-year-old Spaniard, who is considered the rising talent of the industry, and the world-ranked Serb, rose to a high level, and the game that lasted three hours and 36 minutes was fascinating and high quality.

At the end it can be declared that Alcras is already far beyond the "next thing" - but a true champion and a threat to any tournament.

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Wow, what an ability, what a composure, what a battle.

Alkras (Photo: Reuters)

Winning it with a tiebreaker in a crucial campaign is not easy.

Djokovic (Photo: Reuters)

Alcars eventually achieved the prestigious victory, in a game in which he beat 51 winners against only 29 of Nola, who at the end of the game approached his opponent and gave him a warm hug.

Alkras displayed not only excellent ability, but also composure, and withstood the pressure at all critical moments of the game, when among other things he saved 5 of Djokovic's 6 break options.

As you may recall, Alkras defeated Rafael Nadal yesterday (the first ever teenager to beat him on clay), and he is the fifth overall in history to beat Nadal and Djokovic in the same tournament, day after day - and of course the youngest, and the first to do so on clay.

This year Alcras has already won three pretty big tournaments: Rio, Miami and Barcelona.

He is now waiting in the final for the winner of the second semi-final, between Stefanos Tsitsipas and Sasha Zebrav.

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