Carlos Alcaraz admitted he has taken a lot of confidence after he became the only player to defeat Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal back-to-back on clay.
The Spanish teenager triumphed over the world No.1 6-7(5), 7-5, 7-6(5) at the Madrid Open to book his place in the tournament final tomorrow. In doing so he superbly backed up his Friday quarter-final victory over Nadal as the 19-year-old lit up the Manolo Santana Stadium.
Alcaraz recovered from a set down against the Serb to take a sensational victory and, in doing so, gained plaudits from across the game. After the match the four-time title winner reacted to his victory and understandably said he had taken a lot of confidence from his triumphs over two of tennis’ greats.
