Stat of the Day: Alcaraz becomes 4th-youngest man to reach a Masters 1000 final
He’s a win away from becoming the third-youngest man to win a Masters 1000 title, after Chang and Nadal.
Carlos Alcaraz showed no signs of slowing down in Miami on Friday night, taking out defending champion Hubert Hurkacz in the semis of the Masters 1000, 7-6 (5), 7-6 (2).
With the win, he becomes the fourth-youngest man to reach a final in Masters 1000 history (and he was just a few days shy of being the third-youngest).
YOUNGEST FINALISTS IN MASTERS 1000 HISTORY (since 1990):
~ Michael Chang: 18 years and 157 days at 1990 Canada (won title)
~ Rafael Nadal: 18 years and 304 days at 2005 Miami (l. to Federer in final) and 18 years and 318 days at 2005 Monte Carlo (won title)
~ Richard Gasquet: 18 years and 331 days at 2005 Hamburg (l. to Federer in final)
~ Carlos Alcaraz: 18 years and 333 days at 2022 Miami (plays Ruud in final on Sunday)
With his win over the No. 10-ranked Hurkacz, Alcaraz also improves to an even career record against Top 10 players, 6-6, and records the 50th tour-level win of his career.
At 18 years and 10 months old, the Spanish teenager is right up there with the Big 3 when it comes to reaching the 50-win milestone—Nadal did it a little earlier, when he was 18 years and 7 months old, but the other two didn’t do it until they were 19 (Roger Federer was 19 years and 2 months, Novak Djokovic 19 years and 4 months).