In the Miami men's singles final, which ended at 3 a.m. Beijing time today, Arkalas defeated Ruder 7-5 6-4 to win his first Masters title of his career, which was also his third Tour title.
The first set opened with Rudd taking the lead to take a 4-1 lead, but Alcaraz played better after that, breaking in the 7th set and then coming back 6-5 in the 11th set. Alcaras then took the serve to win the set.
In the second set, Ruud took the lead, and after Alcalas took a 2-0 lead with consecutive breaks, he broke again in Rudd's second serve to take a 3-0 lead. Trailing Rudd finally broke back on the sixth break point in the 4th set, and then scored four consecutive runs to save his third serve and chase the score to 2-3.
After that, Alcaraz took over the game completely, scoring four consecutive runs to save in the 6th set to push the set to 4-2, continuing to maintain the advantage of 1 more break set than his opponent. The two sides then saved their own serves, with Alcaraz scoring four consecutive points to seal the victory in a 5-4 serve win.
With that victory, 18-year-old Alcaraz became the youngest champion in miami masters history, after Djokovic Djokovic, who won at the age of 19 in 2007. Moreover, Alcaraz is the third youngest champion in the entire Masters, and the younger Masters champions than him are Zhang Depei (who won in Toronto in 1990) and Nadal (who won in Monte Carlo in 2005).
"I can't put into words how I feel right now," Alcaraz said after the 1-hour, 52-minute match. "It's so special to win my first Masters title in Miami. My family and I have an incredible team... My team and I are very happy with this victory. ”
The Alcaraz team includes former world number one Ferrero, the former French Open champion who arrived in Miami just before the final and had been working on his father's funeral in Spain. Before the final, the coach flew from Spain to the United States to personally guide him, which greatly encouraged Alcaraz.
"I know Rudd's performance is unbelievable. He's very good at forehand, so I try to hit his backhand first and then attack all the time," Alcaraz said of his tactics. "I tried not to let him dominate the game. I attack with both the forehand and the backhand, which is a very effective tactic. ”
Born on 5 May 2003 in Murcia, Spain, Alcaraz is the second of four siblings. Alcaraz began playing tennis at the age of 4 and his father was one of Spain's top 40 tennis players.
Alcaraz holds an interesting record among men's players, and he is one of the few players in tennis history who has never lost in the first round of the four Grand Slams for the first time. Last year's Australian Open was Alcaraz's debut in a Grand Slam tournament, winning four straight games from qualifying before losing to his opponent in the second round. At the French Open in June, he reached the third round of the regular round from five consecutive wins in qualifying. He has since finished in the second round with a world ranking of 75th directly into Wimbledon.
Last September, Alcaraz made a major breakthrough at the US Open, reaching the quarterfinals of a Grand Slam for the first time by beating England's One Gonor no. 1 Gonori and world No. 3 Tsitsipas. Among them, he staged a five-set battle against Tsitsipas in the third round, which shocked the entire tennis world.
Tsitsipas said after the game that he had never seen a player with such a strong shot. Among the younger generation of players, Tsitsipas's good friend Rublev hit the ball heavily. Therefore, to get Tsitsipas to say such a thing shows that Alcaraz is indeed not simple.
After last year's US Open, former world number one Fernikov praised Alcaraz's performance, believing he would be the world number one in three years.
"I watched that game from start to finish. To my surprise, Alcaraz never gave up. When Tsitsipas led 5-2 in the third set, Alcaraz still did not give up, chasing the score to 6-6, showing great courage and maturity. He is definitely not a typical Spanish player, he does not like to stay on the bottom line and wait for the opponent's mistakes, but prefers to create opportunities to score online, and his mentality is to be aggressive. If he continues like this, I believe he will be the number one player in three years at the most. ”
Fernnikov also specifically mentioned Alcaraz's coach Ferrero, who is also a former world number one, "Alcaraz found a great coach, a Grand Slam champion who knows how to get the job done." Under Ferrero, Alcaraz has made great strides, his backhand is very fluid, he can play slash balls and direct balls, and his backhand reminds me of my backhand at my peak. His style of play is very diverse, combined with strength and speed, coupled with a stable mental state and positive aggressiveness, which can help him quickly reach the top of the world. ”
At present, alcaraz ranking has risen to 11th place in the world, and the points are only 29 points less than that of Nori, who is 10th in the world, which can be said to be just one step away from entering the top 10.
High ranking means high pressure, and many people compare Alcaraz to the Big Three, believing him to have Federer's smooth movements and rich tactical combinations, with Nadal's well-developed muscles and heavy and turning ups, djokovic's flexibility and excellent defense.
In Felnikov's view, In addition to the above advantages, Alcaraz is a very friendly and optimistic person.
"You see, he's not stressed at all and he doesn't feel any pressure either because he's always up the table. He has a lot of great people around him. Although I've never met him, on TV he seems to be a very kind and open person. He has a smile on his face, which fans love to see.
'I don't see him straying off the path because of the pressure, he can beat the best player in the world, he's unlike any player I've seen in the past.'
(Source: Tennis House Author: Yun Cirrus Yunshu)