Carlos Alcaraz 'on a different level' – Alexander Zverev gives honest assessment after defeat at Madrid Open

Alexander Zverev gave an honest assessment after his straight-sets defeat to Carlos Alcaraz at the Madrid Open, admitting the Spaniard is «on a different level». The former world No. 1 took only one hour and 23 minutes dispatch the German with a 6-1 6-2 victory.

Ad Posting on his Instagram story, Zverev said: “It's gonna be a process with ups and downs. ATP MadridAlcaraz through to Madrid quarters after brushing aside Zverev, Tsitsipas through21 HOURS AGO «Carlos Alcaraz is one of the best players in the world and is on a different level to me at the moment. »Well done, Carlos Alcaraz, and hope to see you soon during a more competitive match again." This fourth-round encounter was a rematch of last year’s final, and the Spaniard was in a ruthless mood after converting four of his 10 break points without conceding a break point on his serve.

The defeat could be a costly one for Zverev in terms of his ATP ranking, which is currently No. 16, but will lose 510 ranking points when the list is updated on May 8. Zverev looks set to drop down to world No.

22, meaning the German will be out of the top 20 for the first time in 20 years. What's Raducanu's schedule? When will British No. 1 play next? Medvedev dumped out after losing to Karatsev in incident-filled match, Zhang stuns Fritz Djokovic can compete at US Open as Covid vaccine mandate is lifted Meanwhile, it was a different story for Alcaraz, who will face Karen Khachanov in the quarter-finals in his bid to win a fourth title of the season.

«For me, it's amazing to play at the level I played today,» Alcaraz said after the match. «It's been a question mark for me, this result is not normal for me. I played great, I feel really good right now and this match is giving me a lot