Alcaraz oust Nadal in Madrid Open

Madrid, May 7 The 19-year-old Spaniard Carlos Alcaraz defeated his countryman Rafael Nadal in Madrid Open to enter the semifinal of ATP Masters 1000 event.
Alcaraz defated Nadal  6-2, 1-6, 6-3  in a topsy-turvy clash in the Spanish capital on Friday.
The win elevated the Spaniard to No. 6 in the ATP Live Rankings and he faces a semifinal clash with another ATP Tour legend, World No. 1 Novak Djokovic of Serbia, in a maiden ATP Head-2-Head meeting between the two.
“It means a lot to me,” said Alcaraz after the match. “All the hard work that I put in every day pays off today. To beat Rafal, to beat the best player in history on clay, it means a lot to me.”
Breaking into the Top 10 of the ATP Rankings and clinching a maiden Masters 1000 title in Miami in March have been the headlining achievements of Alcaraz’s stellar 2022 season so far.
A first victory over Nadal represented another milestone for Alcaraz. He displayed maturity and youthful exuberance in equal measure to overcome Nadal, becoming the first teenager to defeat the 35-year-old legend on clay.