Carlos Alcaraz beats Djokovic to succeed in Madrid Open ultimate

Rafael Nadal in the future. Novak Djokovic the opposite.

The checklist of victims of Spanish teenager Carlos Alcaraz retains rising.

And so does the hype over tennis’ latest sensation.

After defeating his idol Nadal within the quarterfinals on Friday, the 19-year-old Alcaraz rallied to beat top-ranked Djokovic 6-7 (5), 7-5, 7-6 (5) after greater than 3 1/2 hours on Saturday to succeed in the Madrid Open ultimate.

Alcaraz transformed on his third match level to clinch the victory in entrance of a raucous house crowd on the Caja Mágica middle court docket.

A win on Sunday will give Alcaraz his fourth title this season, probably the most of any participant.

He will face defending champion Alexander Zverev or Stefanos Tsitsipas, who met within the late semifinal on Saturday.

Alcaraz, the youngest participant within the prime 10 since Nadal in 2005, has gained this yr in Miami, Rio de Janeiro and Barcelona.

He beat Nadal for the primary time on Friday, and triumphed in opposition to Djokovic of their first match.

Djokovic stays with out a title this season as he continues to attempt to regain his finest kind going into his title protection on the French Open in 9 days.