“This guy is phenomenal,” Twitter goes crazy as Carlos Alcaraz clinches maiden Masters 1000 title
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18-year-old Carlos Alcaraz claimed the biggest ATP Tour title of his career on Sunday at the Miami Open presented by Itau. The Spaniard defeated sixth seed Casper Ruud, 7-5, 6-4, in the final at Hard Rock Stadium to win his first ATP Masters 1000 title and his third tour-level crown.
Alcaraz is the youngest Miami men’s champion in the event’s 37-year history, and the third-youngest ATP Masters 1000 champion overall, spanning 283 events from 1990. The first Spanish champion at the event, he will rise to a career-high ATP Ranking of No. 11 with the win.
Only Michael Chang (Toronto 1990) And Rafael Nadal(2005 Monte Carlo) were younger that Alcaraz’s 18 years and 333 days when they won their first respective ATP Masters 1000 titles. Alcaraz replaced Novak Djokovic as the youngest Miami champion, with the Serb taking the 2007 title at the age of 19, when Alcaraz was three years old.
After dropping the opening three games of the match with a slow start, Alcaraz took control by winning eight of nine games from 1-4 down. He used that run to open up a double-break lead in the second, and though Ruud clawed one back, he could not stop the Spaniard from closing out the match with three confident service holds.
In addition to becoming the youngest winner in tournament history, Alcaraz becomes the first Spanish man to claim the title following eight previous final appearances, including five by Nadal.
Twitter reacts to Carlos Alcaraz clinching the Miami Open title
Following Carlos Alcaraz’s title win, fans and tennis lovers took to social media to congratulate and greet the well loved Spanish prodigy.
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