Carlos Alcaraz

No man has completed the 'Sunshine Double' (back-to-back titles at Indian Wells and Miami) since Roger Federer in 2017, however Alcaraz moved one step closer to ...

The world number one defeated American Taylor Fritz to reach the semi-finals of the Miami Open.

I’m looking forward to one more.” Medvedev has already played 30 matches in 2023, and he told Amazon Prime Video: “That’s crazy because I feel great. One moment I was like, ‘When is it going to pay off?’ This year it managed to click.

The 19-year-old is now two wins away from becoming the first teenager ever to win the Sunshine Double.

Alcaraz leads Sinner in their head-to-head, 3-2. “A little bit of nerves at the beginning—it was new for me playing against him, I had never played against him before,” Alcaraz said. 10-ranked Fritz in the very first game of the match—the two then held serve from there until Alcaraz had the opening set in his pocket. In a first-time clash between Top 10 players, the No. 1 Taylor Fritz, 6-4, 6-2, in the quarterfinals of the Miami Open on Thursday night. Miami, USA

Carlos Alcaraz has admitted "nerves" but he still managed to overcome former champion Taylor Fritz to set up a showdown with Jannik Sinner at the Miami ...

I’m really happy with the level I’m playing and hope to keep going." “I feel at home here,” Alcaraz said earlier in the tournament. It was a key for me to break his serve at the beginning and then [play] my game. Friday's semi-final showdown between Alcaraz and Sinner will be hotly anticipated and pit the two young stars together once again after they also faced off against each other at Indian Wells. "I've played against him in the final rounds of tournaments. Alcaraz fired 20 winners in the match and conceded just 13 unforced errors as he defeated the American under the lights at Hard Rock Stadium.

What's it like to face Carlos Alcaraz when the Spaniard is firing on all cylinders? Taylor Fritz gives his account.

“That wasn’t the level for the rest of the match. “I did feel the level of the first three games was absolutely unbearable,” he said. “I think that I’d go back to the first couple games of the match. “He has tons of different ways to play, and he can incorporate tons of different game plans to play different players because he has so many tools to win a match. “I definitely felt like I had more breathing room against those guys than in this match,” he said. developed in their game and not really have anything that they need to work on so much,” he said.

Carlos Alcaraz will meet Jannik Sinner in the semi-finals at the Miami Open presented by Itau on Friday. ATPTour.com looks at three of their previous best ...

Sinner 7-6(4), 6-3 [Carlos Alcaraz](https://www.atptour.com/en/players/carlos-alcaraz/a0e2/overview) captured his third ATP Masters 1000 crown at the [BNP Paribas Open](https://www.atptour.com/en/tournaments/indian-wells/404/overview) earlier this month, returning to No. [Alcaraz Saves MP, Outlasts Sinner In Historic US Open QF Thriller](/en/news/alcaraz-sinner-us-open-2022-qf) [BNP Paribas Open](https://www.atptour.com/en/tournaments/indian-wells/404/overview) 2023, SF, Alcaraz d. Sinner kept the pressure on to create a set point at 6-5, but a uniquely Alcaraz combination — big serve, drop shot, volley winner — erased the chance and ensured the set would be decided in a tie-break. [US Open](https://www.atptour.com/en/tournaments/us-open/560/overview) 2022, QF, Alcaraz d. He later wriggled out of 0/30 to hold for 5-2, and served out the match with ease behind a pair of punishing forehand winners. We are going to play a lot of great matches.” Alcaraz went on to claim his first Grand Slam title at Flushing Meadows and by doing so he became the youngest World No. Again trailing by a break, the Spaniard repeated that feat by winning four games in a row in the fifth set to claim victory at 2:50 a.m. I tried to stay calm, but it is difficult in the moment. A forehand winner — Sinner's 35th of the match — completed the victory after three hours and 35 minutes. After converting on his fourth set point, the Spaniard raised his racquet, soaking in the crowd's roar. Alcaraz 6-1, 6-4, 6-7(8), 6-3

World number one Carlos Alcaraz and in-form Russian Daniil Medvedev booked their places in the Miami Open semi-finals with convincing victories over ...

Kazakhstan’s Rybakina is on course to claim the 'Sunshine Double' after winning in Indian Wells earlier this month. A half hour rain-break appeared to disrupt Eubanks' momentum, however, and he was broken on his first service game after the resumption of play, going long and allowing Medvedev to take a 4-3 lead. In a rain-disrupted match, neither player was able to settle into their serve with 11 breaks in total throughout the two sets. The 6-foot-7 (2.01m), big-serving Eubanks showed no signs of nerves, holding his first two serves, but he was unable to take advantage of five break-points in a thrilling fourth game. The 19-year-old broke again to go 5-2 up and wrapped up the win without losing a point in the final game. The powerful Alcaraz set the tone by breaking Fritz's first service game and he did the same again at the start of the second set, winning the game to love.

Carlos Alcaraz won his tenth consecutive match in straight sets as he swept aside American Taylor Fritz to set up a final with tenth seed Jannik Sinner.

Medvedev has already played 30 matches in 2023, and he told Amazon Prime Video: "That's crazy because I feel great. I'm looking forward to one more." The 19-year-old was at his best once again, winning 6-4 6-4 in just under 80 minutes and continuing his vicious run of form that saw him win in Indian Wells less than a fortnight ago.

The second of the men's semifinal matches at the Miami Open pits defending champion Carlos Alcaraz against 10th seed Jannik Sinner.

[the perfect version](https://lastwordonsports.com/tennis/2020/10/01/roland-garrosf-jannik-sinner-is-scary-good/) of the player he wants to become and enters this match with an advantage from a physical standpoint. And Carlos Alcaraz is onto something even bigger at this year’s Sunshine Swing. He is third on the ATP leaderboard among the players with the most match wins this season with 20.

Carlos Alcaraz defeats Taylor Fritz to keep alive his hopes of the Sunshine Double and an extended stay atop the Pepperstone ATP Rankings.

[Karen Khachanov](https://www.atptour.com/en/players/karen-khachanov/ke29/overview) defeats [Daniil Medvedev](https://www.atptour.com/en/players/daniil-medvedev/mm58/overview) in Friday's semis, he will move ahead of the American at World No. The Italian will have an extra day of rest entering their sixth ATP Head2Head meeting, with his Wednesday win against [Emil Ruusuvuori](https://www.atptour.com/en/players/emil-ruusuvuori/rh24/overview) beating the rain that postponed the Alcaraz-Fritz matchup to Thursday. Needing to retain his Miami crown to remain atop the Pepperstone ATP Rankings, Alcaraz did his damage early in both sets, taking control with an instant break of serve in each. This time, he was more assured in closing out the set, rattling off the final three games to secure the win in one hour, 18 minutes. It was a key for me to break his serve at the beginning and then [play] my game." In a Thursday night quarter-final, the World No.

Asked how his maiden appearance against the Spaniard compared to his first matches against the now retired Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal or Novak Djokovic, Fritz ...

“That wasn’t the level for the rest of the match. I was able to settle in much more, and he wasn’t doing that the whole match. “I think that I’d go back to the first couple games of the match. “I did feel the level of the first three games was absolutely unbearable. I’m stepping up and crushing backhands cross, and he’s going open-stance backhand line winners off of that,” he said. There is always I guess things that people need to improve on,” he said.

Carlos Alcaraz remained on course to become only the eighth man to win the Sunshine Double as he produced another sublime display to beat Taylor Fritz in ...

Up next for Alcaraz will be a clash with Jannik Sinner, whom the Spaniard beat in the Indian Wells semi-final | Tennis News.

"I didn't play my best before (the rain delay). It was a key for me to break the serve at the beginning." Up next for Alcaraz will be a clash with 10th-seed Jannik Sinner, whom the Spaniard beat in the Indian Wells semi-final to improve to 3-2 in head-to-head meetings with the Italian.

Taylor Fritz got a first taste of what it is like to be on the other side of the net when Carlos Alcaraz is hitting 110-mile-an-hour shots and he has come ...

[Tennis News](https://www.tennis365.com/category/tennis-news/) [WTA Tour](https://www.tennis365.com/category/wta-tour/) [ATP Tour](https://www.tennis365.com/category/atp-tour/) “That wasn’t the level for the rest of the match. [Wimbledon](https://www.tennis365.com/category/grand-slam/wimbledon/) I’m stepping up and crushing backhands cross, and he’s going open-stance backhand line winners off of that,” he said. There is always I guess things that people need to improve on.” It’s very rare to see someone so young so developed in their game and not really have anything that they need to work on so much. “I did feel the level of the first three games was absolutely unbearable. “It’s not even what I saw today. “I think that I’d go back to the first couple games of the match. Novak will have these long rallies, but he’ll kind of slowly get you out of position and overwhelm you.

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“I think that I'd go back to the first couple games of the match. “That wasn't the level for the rest of the match. “I definitely felt like I had more breathing room against those guys than in this match,” he said. “I did feel the level of the first three games was absolutely unbearable,” Fritz said. “He has tons of different ways to play, and he can incorporate tons of different game plans to play different players because he has so many tools to win a match. The 10th-ranked American said that Alcaraz was simply unplayable for stretches of their first ever meeting in Hard Rock Stadium.

Carlos Alcaraz compares favourably to tennis' Big 3 of Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer, said Taylor Fritz after his Miami loss to the ...

I was able to settle in much more, and he wasn’t doing that the whole match. “I think that I’d go back to the first couple games of the match. “I did feel the level of the first three games was absolutely unbearable. "I said it a year ago when I watched him [Alcaraz] play, for how young he is, he just has all the tools. I’m stepping up and crushing backhands cross, and he’s going open-stance backhand line winners off of that. There is always I guess things that people need to improve on.”

Top seed Carlos Alcaraz and Daniil Medvedev booked their spots in the Miami Open semifinals with wins over American opponents on Thursday, while Elena ...

Medvedev will next face fellow Karen Khachanov, who advanced with a 6-3 6-2 win over Francisco Cerundolo. 1 Alcaraz never trailed and frustrated ninth seed Fritz with a potent mix of power, sublime shot-making and relentless hustle. Medvedev ended the dream run of American qualifier Christopher Eubanks with an impressive 6-3 7-5 victory in a rain-interrupted match to reach the semifinals of the tournament for the first time.

The 21-year-old Italian defeated the world No. 1—who will lose the top ranking to Novak Djokovic on Monday—and will face Daniil Medvedev for the Miami ...

First, the point everyone is talking about. Despite that display of excellence in, well, everything, Sinner—leading Alcaraz by a break at the time—dropped the set to the world No. 1—who will lose the top ranking to Novak Djokovic on Monday—and will face Daniil Medvedev for the Miami title.