“I have no words to describe how I feel right now” – Carlos Alcaraz caps off dream run with historic triumph at the Miami Open

Carlos Alcaraz announced his arrival on the big stage with an emphatic win over 6^th seed Casper Ruud in the finals of the 2022 Miami Open to clinch his maiden Masters 1000 crown. The Spaniard was playing in the biggest final of his career but showed no sign of nerves as he emerged victorious 7-5, 6-4 over the Norwegian.

History was in beckoning as Alcaraz was eyeing to become the first Spaniard to win a title in Miami and Ruud the first from Norway. But it was Alcaraz who came out triumphant in the battle of the first-time finalists. Ruud raced away to a 3-0 lead in the first and capitalized on Alcaraz’s erratic start. The Spaniard quickly found his rhythm to bounce back from a 4-1 deficit to clinch the opening set 7-5. In the second it was the contrast as Alcaraz was on the front foot as he broke Ruud’s serve twice to wrap up the set to win his first ATP Masters 1000 title and his third tour-level crown.

“It’s so special to win my first Masters 1000 here in Miami“: Carlos Alcaraz

Alcaraz was quite ecstatic about his title win and thanked his team shortly after the win. Humble despite his triumph, the youngster applauded Ruud for pushing him to the limit.

“I have no words to describe how I feel right now I feel. It’s so special to win my first Masters 1000 here in Miami. I have an unbelievable team with me… I’m so happy with the win and my team. I knew that Casper is playing unbelievable. He has a big forehand. I tried to play to his backhand first and attack all the time. I tried not to let him dominate the match. A forehand down the line, backhand down the line was a key for me,” Alcaraz said during his on-court interview.

Alcaraz already broke multiple records en route to his dream run to the finals. Now with his title triumph, the Spaniard has etched his name in the history books. At 18 years and 333 days old, Alcaraz became the youngest player to win a title at the Miami Open in the tournament’s 37-year-old history, breaking Novak Djokovic’s record from 2007 and also the 3rd-youngest Masters 1000 champion, behind Michael Chang in 1990 Toronto and Rafael Nadal at 2005 Monte Carlo. With his stellar run, now Alcaraz is set to rise to a career-high ranking of 11^th place and with the clay-court season beginning soon his debut in the top-10 seems imminent.

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