Carlos Alcaraz won only three games in his previous meeting against Rafa Nadal but after pushing the 21-times major winner to the brink on Saturday, the teenaged Spaniard will leave California assured he belongs at the top tier of men's tennis.
Nadal, 35, prevailed 6-4 4-6 6-3 after an engrossing contest amid strong winds but Alcaraz showed why he is considered the future champion of the sport."Now I know how to play against these kind of players. I played a lot of matches against great players. Second time against Rafa. I feel like I'm part of that level.
The Spaniard became the youngest to clinch an ATP 500 level title last month at Rio de Janeiro, two years after winning his first tour-level match at the same tournament. He's already broken into the top-20 of the men's rankings. "Rafa has thousand lives. If he's down, he's able to play at a great level in the tough moments," Alcaraz said."Yeah, I thought I could win in the third."
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