Carlos Alcaraz in the final of the Madrid Masters 1000

On his 20th birthday, Carlos Alcaraz offered himself, in front of his audience and under the eyes of Björn Borg, a qualification for a new Masters 1000 final.

Even if he tried a lot, Borna Coric failed to spoil the Madrid party. As on a mission, Alcaraz left no openings. From the first game, the tone was set. Coric took 11 minutes to win his serve, saving two break points in the process. From the first exchanges, we could see that the sudden changes of the steamroller of Murcia hurt, very badly. But Coric had the answer and the first set offered great intensity to a jam-packed Caja Magica.

Until a brutal break which allowed the Spaniard to break away (3-2). If he had to fight to a tie in the next game, he would no longer be worried during the set.

In the lead, he would still have to fight a few games before flying away. Indeed, he was unbreaked by dropping his serve for the one and only time in the match (2-2). But Coric was not going to hold the intensity imposed by his adversary. Debreak in stride, Alcaraz continued to shine in all areas. Less greedy in cushioning, he played above all in rhythm and power. What seriously undermine the physical resources of his opponent who ended up capitulating. While waiting to find out who Jan-Lennard Struff or Aslan Karatsev will face him in the final, Alcaraz lent himself to the birthday party organized by the tournament management by cutting a huge cake on the court.