Carlos Alcaraz: 'I am more mature to manage the tough moments, the nerves, everything on court'

He celebrated “probably one of the best days” of his young career against Novak Djokovic, but Carlos Alcaraz is no doubt destined to achieve even greater things.

Just a day after claiming a stunning win over his childhood hero Rafael Nadal in the quarter-final of the Madrid Open, Alcaraz followed it up with another three-set win over Djokovic to secure his place in the final where he will face defending champion Alexander Zverev.

With his win over Djokovic the 19-year-old – who celebrated his birthday on Thursday – became the youngest player to beat a world No 1 since Nadal defeated Roger Federer at the 2005 French Open.

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Alcaraz is already an ATP Masters 1000 title holder after winning the Miami Open in March while he also won the Barcelona Open a fortnight ago.

“It’s probably one of the best days of my career, of my life, without doubts,” he said. “But I don’t know what to answer really. Probably in some time or maybe tomorrow I can even tell you tomorrow it really is my best day of my life.”

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