Carlos Alcaraz celebrates after winning the Barcelona Open.© AFP
Carlos Alcaraz underlined his status as one of the most exciting young talents in men’s tennis on Sunday by beating compatriot Pablo Carreno Busta to win the Barcelona Open. Alcaraz defeated Carreno Busta 6-3, 6-2 to claim his fourth career title and third this year. The 18-year-old has emerged as a serious contender for the French Open, which starts next month at Roland Garros. After already winning on hard court in Miami and clay in Rio de Janeiro this season, Alcaraz Carreno defeated Busta in a quick 65 minutes to cap off an impressive week in Barcelona.
The Murcian youngster had already knocked out world number five Stefanos Tsitsipas in the quarter-finals, while Saturday’s rain meant a grueling semi-final victory over Alex De Minaur, who lasted three sets and 223 minutes, on Sunday morning, just three hours earlier. . the last.
Alcaraz saved two match points and defeated De Minaur 6-7 (4/7), 7-6 (7/4), 6-4.
In theory, Carreno Busta should have started the final furthest of the two after needing just two sets to beat Argentina’s Diego Schwartzman, but Alcaraz defeated his compatriot to take a comfortable win, his first home win in Spain. .
Victory also extends Alcaraz’s remarkable record so far in finals. He won four out of four, won eight sets and lost none.
The world’s number 11, rising to number nine on Monday, lost in the third round at the Australian Open in January, but will certainly be one to watch at the French Open.
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Alcaraz becomes the youngest player to make the top 10 since compatriot Rafael Nadal in 2005.
Alcaraz broke Carreno Busta twice in each set, leaving just four points on his own serve in the entire match.
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