Alcaraz ‘shocked’ when defeating both Nadal and Djokovic at Madrid Open

Before that, Alcaraz also surpassed the elder for the first time nadal-tai-indian-wells-2022-post1440785.html” target=”_blank”>”Clay King” Rafael Nadal in the quarterfinals also with a score of 2-1 when he just turned 19 years old on May 5. In front of his compatriot, he created a surprise when the clay court is Nadal’s forte and has been crowned champion here 5 times.

Alcaraz made the football village excited by eliminating both of the best players AFP

Not stopping there, Alcaraz continued to face and beat Djokovic in the semi-finals. Umbrella Djokovic was the one with the first win after the tie-break series, but Alcaraz came back strong to get the second game with a score of 7/5 to bring the match back to the starting line.

Djokovic became a victim of Alcaraz AFP

The deciding game was very tense as both won at their serve and the match continued with a series of tie-breaks. However, this time the victory with the extra score of 7/5 belonged to the young player Alcaraz. With the victory after 3 hours and 35 minutes, Alcaraz entered the final for the second time Masters 1000 after the first at the Miami Open not long ago.

Alcaraz defeated Djokovic convincingly AFP

Speaking after the victory over Djokovic, young tennis player Alcaraz said: “Honestly, I don’t know what made the difference in the match. I played a good game. I think I can go up against the best opponents in the world and beat them. This gave me a lot of confidence.”

Alcaraz .’s joy of victory AFP

Alcaraz’s opponent in the final at 23:30 tonight (8.5, Vietnam time) will be the second seed. Alexander Zverev (Germany), the winner of Stefanos Tsitsipas (Greece) with a score of 2-1 (6/4, 3/6, 6/2) in the semi-finals.