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Defending champion Carlos Alcaraz dominated his quarterfinal match against Taylor Fritz, achieving several feats in the process to reach Miami Open semifinal.
World No.1 and defending champion Carlos Alcaraz played exceptionally again, defeating Taylor Fritz 6-4, 6-2, moving to the semifinals in Miami for the second consecutive year.
Alcaraz is yet to lose a set at the Sunshine Double (since Indian Wells) and extends his winning streak to 18-1 in 2023, going 3-0 versus top 10 players.
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21:00 - 23.03.2023
TENNIS 'I want to beat Nadal and Djokovic, be one of the best tennis players in history' - Carlos Alcaraz
Carlos Alcaraz disclosed in the latest Players’ Voice, where he gave Eurosport a fascinating insight into his mindset of defeating Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal, and approach as he targets more success this season.
Fritz played well in the first set, getting 15 winners and 13 unforced errors, but Alcaraz is just a class apart with 15 winners and seven unforced errors, saved to break points with two-and-a-half volley winners.
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The teenager's performance was outrageous, having won the game in less than 1 hour 20 minutes, had 19 winners and one UE (=18), won 6 aces and 0 double faults, 76% first serves points won (28/37), 2/2 break points saved, and 3/5 break points won.
His victory over Fritz is his fifth Masters 1000 semifinal, fifteenth win versus a top 10 player, and tenth win versus a Top 10 in Masters 1000s.
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He is also the first men's tennis player since 1990 to have won the Indian Wells without losing a set and reaching the Miami semis without dropping a set.
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06:36 - 31.03.2023
TENNIS Miami Open 2023: Unstoppable Rybakina defeats Pegula to reach Sunshine Double final
Elena Rybakina becomes the sixth player in history to become a finalist at the Australian Open, Indian Wells, and Miami Open in the same year.
Alcaraz will face Jannik Sinner in the semifinal in a rematch of the Indian Wells, which he won. If he eventually wins the Miami title without losing a set, the Spaniard will become the first teenager in history to win the Sunshine Double.
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