(ANSA) – ROME, APRIL 02 – Carlos Alcaraz also stopped the defending champion in Miami, Hubert Hurkacz. In a match that ended without a break, the Spaniard finished 7-6 (5) 7-6 (2). He recovered from 3-5 in the first tiebreak, saved two set points in the second set, and became the fourth-youngest finalist in a Masters 1000 at 18 years and 333 days after Michael Chang (18 years and 157 days in Canada in 1990 ), Rafa Nadal (18 years and 304 days in Miami 2005) and Richard Gasquet (18 years and 331 days in Hamburg 2005). In the final tomorrow the Spaniard will face the Norwegian Casper Ruud.
“It’s a dream – Alcaraz said after the match – I love playing here, the crowd is incredible. I will face the final trying to mask the tension, I will try to pretend it is a first round. It will be a great match”.
To underline the gesture of fair play in which the Spaniard was the protagonist in the twelfth game of the first set.
Alcaraz plays a short ball, Hurkacz gets there but the chair judge assigns the point to Alcaraz: according to him the Pole would have reached the ball after the second rebound. The Pole protests, the referee doesn’t change his mind. Alcaraz, at the baseline, intervenes and asks the referee to have the point repeated.
Applause, from Hurkacz and from the whole stadium. (HANDLE).
Source: Ansa
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