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Alexander Zverev has played down his chances of defeating Carlos Alcaraz in the Madrid Open final as the defending champion claimed the 19-year-old would take over ownership of the court in Madrid after Rafael Nadal's dominance at the tournament. Nadal has won the event five times while Alcaraz will be bidding for his first title at the clay-court Masters 1000.
Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal could meet in the semi-finals of the upcoming Rome Open as the world's top players mount their final preparations for the next Grand Slam of the year at Roland-Garros. The action at the Foro Italico — the last Masters 1000 clay-court event of the year — represents a chance to gain some precious momentum before heading to Paris, with the main draw on the French dirt starting on May 22.
Carlos Alcaraz told Eurosport the French Open will be a «good challenge» for him after reaching the Madrid Open final. Alcaraz stunned 20-time Grand Slam winner Novak Djokovic in three sets just a day after beating 21-time Grand Slam winner Rafael Nadal to reach his first-ever final in his home country. Ad/> Although he is delighted to be through to a second Masters final this year, the 19-year-old says that playing the likes of Djokovic and Nadal over five sets will pose a different test in his pursuit of a maiden major title.
Carlos Alcaraz believes the sky is the limit after becoming the first player to beat Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic at the same tournament on clay as he stormed into the Madrid Open final on Saturday. The 19-year-old Spaniard reached his second ATP Masters final in five weeks and claimed his first win over a reigning world number one, overcoming Djokovic 6-7 (5/7), 7-5, 7-6 (7/5) in front of a sell-out home crowd at the Caja Magica. Alcaraz has a tour-leading seven wins against top-10 players this season. He enters Sunday's final against defending champion Alexander Zverev carrying a nine-match winning streak, having triumphed in Barcelona a couple of weeks ago.
Novak Djokovic eased past Hubert Hurkacz with a routine 6-3, 6-4 victory on Friday to advance to the Madrid Open semi-finals, as he bids for a fourth title in the Spanish capital. Djokovic looked much more like his usual self at the Manolo Santana Stadium on a sunny day in Madrid as he continued to work his way back towards top form ahead of the French Open, which begins later this month. The 34-year-old was given a walkover into the quarter-finals when opponent Andy Murray withdrew from their highly anticipated clash due to illness and the top-seeded Serb got straight down to business against Hurkacz.
Tunisia has a WTA 1000 winner after Ons Jabeur overcame Jessica Pegula 7-5, 0-6, 6-2 to win the Madrid Open on Saturday 7 May 2022.
Teenage sensation Carlos Alcaraz added the scalp of world number one Novak Djokovic to his stellar clay-court collection by beating the Serbian great in three sets to reach the final of the Mutua Madrid Open.