On April 2, Beijing time, the atp1000 Miami Masters semifinals ended the competition, and the 14th seed Alcaraz doubled seven narrowly to defeat the defending champion Hulkach and successfully reached the final of the first Masters of his career. The 18-year-old talent became the tournament's second youngest finalist, behind Nadal in 2005.
The match was also a milestone for Alcaraz, the 50th Tour victory of his career. At the age of 18 years and 11 months, Alcaraz has already won 50 games on the tour, which is enough to rank second among active players, behind his compatriot Big Brother Nadal.
Alcaraz's first tour win was in Rio 2020, when he was only 16 years old and won his first personal tour victory by beating compatriot Ramos in the first round. His second Tour victory came in Melbourne a year later, which means that from February last year to early April this year, Alcaraz won 49 games in 14 months, such a staggering number of wins and win rates, which is very rare for an 18-year-old.
Six of Alcaraz's 50 tour wins were won over the top 10 players, including two wins over Tsitsipas and Berrettini, as well as victories over Sina and Hulkach, whose 50% win rate against the world's top 10 is also a staggering statistic. Against the TOP20 Alcaraz, he won 10 games in total, with a 59% win rate.
The only active player to be younger than Alcaraz with a 50-win is Nadal, whose Tour 50-win was the third round of the 2005 Australian Open, when he was 18 years and 7 months old. Federer's 50-win tour came in the first round of Lyon in 2000, when he was 19 years and 2 months old. Deyo's career 50 wins came in Vienna in 2006, when he was 19 years and 4 months old.
In other words, the current Alcaraz has surpassed Federer and Djokovic of the same age and chased after his compatriot Nadal. Men's tennis has not had young people with such high expectations for many years, will Alcaraz become the new leader in the post-Big Three era?