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Teenage Spaniard Carlos Alcaraz Successfully Defends Madrid Open Title, Retains Top Ranking

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Overview

  • Alcaraz defeated Jan-Lennard Struff in the final to win his second straight Madrid Open.
  • The 19-year-old Alcaraz is the youngest player to successfully defend a Masters 1000 title since Rafael Nadal in 2005-2006.
  • With the win, Alcaraz will regain the world No. 1 ranking if he plays at least one match at the upcoming Italian Open.
  • Alcaraz has won four titles so far this year and 10 in his young career.
  • Victoria Azarenka and Beatriz Haddad Maia won the women's doubles title by beating top-seeded Americans Coco Gauff and Jessica Pegula.