On April 4, Beijing time, 18-year-old Spanish youngster Alcaraz, overcoming the passive situation of being behind in the first half of the first set, defeated the No. 6 seed Norway Ichigorud with a score of 7-5 6-4 to win the 2022 ATP1000 Miami Championship and win the first Masters championship of his career.
After the 18-year-old Alcaraz won his first Masters title at the ATP1000 Miami Masters, his compatriot Nadal sent his sincere wishes for the first time.
"Congratulations to Callas on his historic victory in Miami, and to be sure, it was the first of many wins!"
At the same time, Nadal also congratulated Rude on reaching the Masters final for the first time: "Congratulations to Jasper for his excellent performance in this event, a good swing. See you at our Academy. ”
The 18-year-old Spanish youngster can have such an outstanding performance, as the side of the final opponent who lost, Norway's Gorud also gave high praise.
Speaking about the changes in the Spanish teenager in the last year, he said: "I think his playing style is very similar to when we played in Marbella last year. Of course, he has also improved in more than a year, and he has had some physical growth in the year, and his muscles are more obvious. So far this year, his performances have been impeccable and I think in the future he will lift the trophy in many major events for many years. ”
How fast Alcaraz has grown, let's take a look at how his ranking has changed over the past two years:
April 2020: Ranked 318th
April 2021: Ranked 120th
April 2022: Ranked 11th
See? The speed of such a ranking jump is a rocket, especially in the fiercely competitive men's tennis world, which is incredible.
With Miami's title, in less than a year, he has risen from 16th to 11th, ahead of schedule to reach the top 16 in the world rankings for the new season, just 29 points away from the world's top 10.
For such a ranking, though, the ambitious Alcaraz is not satisfied. In fact, he shouted out the goal of being the world's number one last year.
"My dream is to be number one in the world and I will work hard for it. Whether I win this event or not, I will still focus on my goal, which is to be number one in the world. That's what Alcaraz said during last year's Milan Forces Nouvelles finals.
So far, Alcaraz has won 4 weighty singles titles:
2021 ATP 250 Umag, 6-2 6-2 win over Gasquet;
2021 Milan Forces Nouveau Finals, 4-3 4-2 4-2 defeated The American Corda in three straight sets;
2022 ATP 500 Rio, 6-4 6-2 victory over Schwartzman;
2022 ATP1000 Miami, 7-5 6-4 beat Rudd.
In the future, how much surprise this teenager with unlimited potential can bring to us, and whether he can become the successor of the ATP giants is looking forward to! (Source: Tennis House Author: Wu Li Fun)