Carlos Alcras compares himself to Real Madrid, Djokovic knows: he will go far

The 19-year-old Spaniard defeated Djokovic in Madrid, and admits he was given confidence.

Commentators are already going crazy, Djokovic claims: "Great things will come from this huge talent in the future"

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08/05/2022

Sunday, 08 May 2022, 07:16

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Summary: Carlos Alkras defeats Novak Djokovic in the semi-finals of the Madrid Tournament (Sport 1)

Carlos Alkras recorded a huge victory yesterday (Saturday) when he came back from a battle lag to 7: 6 (5), 5: 7, 6: 7 (5) against Novak Djokovic and completed a victory against him less than 24 hours after defeating Rafael Nadal .

The Spaniard, who celebrated 19 on Thursday, is just one win away from Sasha Zebrav (who defeated Stefanos Cicifas in the second semi-final) from winning the second Masters title of his career after already winning in Miami earlier this year.

Alkras is the youngest player to beat the world number one in 17 years.

"I do not know what the difference was between us," Alkras said after 3:35 hours of hard play against Djokovic, "it was so close. He had opportunities to break my submissions in the last games of the second set. In the first set there was also "A very close tiebreaker. I honestly do not know what made the difference."

Alcras has already won three titles this year - Rio, Miami and Barcelona.

The victory against Djokovic was his sixth in a row against an opponent from the top 10 in the world.

"I got a lot of confidence towards the final in the first. I know I played a really good game and for the rest of the year I believe I can beat players from the highest level. I'm full of confidence."

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

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Alkras (Photo: Reuters)

Alcras, who became the first player ever to beat Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic in the same clay tournament, improved his annual balance to 3:27 and frantically bounced the crowd on the main pitch in Madrid, filling every corner of the pitch and celebrating frantically.

The Spaniard said: "I'm just trying to get good results and play well in every game I play. I will reach the final like I reached the final in Miami. I am happy to reach the final in Madrid."

Tennis journalist Chris Cleary wrote: "I have been covering tennis for 35 years. What 19-year-old Carlos Alcras did in Madrid will come to mind. The first player ever to beat Nadal and Djokovic one after the other on clay. He has everything he needs. To defeat Tsitsipas or Zebrav. "

Alcras, who has been in Real's last two games, signed the camera with the phrase "Playing in Madrid is a long time" identified with Real Madrid.

This is a sentence that former player Juanito said after Real Madrid came back from a delay of 2:

Djokovic posted an Instagram post and wrote: "Great things will come from this huge talent in the future. Good luck in the final."

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