Alcaraz dethrones Miami defending champion Hurkacz

Carlos Alcaraz reached the biggest final of his young career on Friday. The 18-year-old Spaniard ended defending champion Hubert Hurkacz's run at the Masters 1000 tournament in Miami, who had previously eliminated top seed Daniiil Medvedev (RUS), with a 7:6(5),7:6(2)- Victory. Now he can become the youngest Miami champion of all time on Sunday (19 p.m. CET). To do this he has to defeat the Norwegian Casper Ruud. He had previously eliminated the Argentine surprise man Francisco Cerundolo 6:4,6:1. Ruud is also in the final at this highest ATP tournament level for the first time. And of all things on a hard court. “Not where I would have imagined my first Masters 1000 final, but I’ll take it,” said Ruud. The 23-year-old Ruud lost his only duel so far with Alcaraz against the Spaniard, who is five years his junior, in two sets last year in the quarter-finals of the clay court tournament in Marbella. Alcaraz is considered the favorite Alcaraz can also be trusted to take the final step on Sunday. “I have a lot of emotions right now. That's what you dream about when you're a kid," said Alacaraz after his victory. “I will approach the final as if it were a first round to keep my nerves in check. I will enjoy it, it will be a great final,” added the Spaniard. “He plays incredibly well for his age,” Hurkacz paid full respect to his conqueror. “It’s really unbelievable how he plays, how he fights – he has a great career ahead of him,” believes the Pole. Alcaraz climbs from position 16 to twelfth in the ATP rankings by reaching the final, but will still miss the top 10 in the event of the title in eleventh place.

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Alcaraz dethrones Miami defending champion Hurkacz

Carlos Alcaraz defeated Hubert Hurkacz on Friday and will face Norwegian Casper Ruud in the final in Miami on Sunday.

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