‘The Royal approval’ King Felipe VI of Spain acknowledges Carlos Alcaraz over his maiden win against Rafael Nadal
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King Felipe VI, Carlos Alcaraz
Carlos Alcaraz against all odds came up with a famous maiden win over his idol Rafael Nadal in the 2022 Madrid Open quarterfinals. The Spanish youngster struggled with an issue in his ankle but he kept going until he wrapped the game in the decider. The teenager who recently celebrated his 19th birthday won the match 6-2, 1-6, 6-3 to progress to the last four in the Madrid Open.
Right when it felt like Alcaraz would retire due to his issue in his ankle which also resulted in him dropping the second set, the youngster showed tremendous fight and came back in the game in the deciding set. Nadal dominated the early exchanges of the third set but Alcaraz came back in the game, defended an early break to win the decider and eventually wrap up the match. He also became the only teenager to beat the 35-year-old.
After the sparkling win over the 21-time Grand Slam winner, Carlos Alcaraz was seen with the King Felipe VI of Spain who congratulated the young Spaniard for his great rise and a famous win. The youngster met the King after his Miami Open triumph and now again King Felipe congratulated him. It seems Alcaraz will meet the King of Spain plenty of times considering his rise to the top.
Carlos Alcaraz to face Novak Djokovic in the semifinals of the Madrid Open
It is a huge win for Carlos Alcaraz who lost his previous two meetings against Rafael Nadal. it can also be hailed as the change of guard moment in Spanish tennis but there are surely some factors that one needs to keep in mind. This is Nadal’s first event after suffering from a stress fracture on his ribs and it is always difficult for someone to come back from injury and immediately play at a high level. Still, he showed great signs in his win over David Goffin and also here in his loss against Alcaraz.
Alcaraz will play World No.1 Novak Djokovic in the semifinals of the Madrid Open as this will be his fifth semifinal on tour this year after winning titles in Rio, Miami and Barcelona. Therefore after his win over Nadal, the youngster will be oozing with confidence and will look to secure the title in Madrid aswell.
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Atrayo Bhattacharya
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