Miami Open semifinals LIVE: Alcaraz beat Hurkacz LIVE, Carlos Alcaraz Enters FINALS: The much-awaited 2ND semifinals of the Miami Open between Spanish teen sensation Carlos Alcaraz and Hubert Hurkacz LIVED up to the hype. Alcaraz won in straight sets to set a final date with Casper Ruud. Alcaraz won 7-6, 7-6:Follow Miami Open LIVE Updates with InsideSport.IN
Men’s Singles Semifinals LIVE – Timing in IST
- Semifinal 1: Ruud beat Cerundolo 6-4, 6-1
- Semifinal 2: Carlos Alcaraz beat Hurkacz 7-6, 7-6
Miami Open LIVE: Carlos Alcaraz STUNS defending champion Hubert Hurkacz, enters FINALS of MIAMI Open: Follow LIVE UPDATES
Miami Open LIVE: Carlos Alcaraz STUNS defending champion Hubert Hurkacz, enters FINALS of MIAMI Open: Follow LIVE UPDATES
🇪🇸@alcarazcarlos03 vence a 🇵🇱#Hurkacz por 7-6 7-6 y se convierte en el 2° finalista más joven en el #MiamiOpen tras 🇪🇸#Nadal en 2005. En la final lo espera 🇳🇴#Ruud en su primera final también, por lo tanto el domingo tendremos un nuevo campeón de #ATP1000
pic.twitter.com/CKGuGr2tII— Tenis FM (@tenis_fm) April 2, 2022
Carlos Alcaraz Enters FINALS – Alcaraz vs Ruud Finals: Alcaraz will now play Ruud in the Finals of Miami Open. In the 2nd Semifinal – Casper Ruud broke new ground. Ruud reached his first ATP Masters 1000 final, ending Francisco Cerundolo dream run in the process.
The Norwegian held a 0-3 record in semi-finals at Masters 1000 level heading into his match against World No. 103 Cerundolo.
Youngest #MiamiOpen finalists:
1. Rafael Nadal – 18 years, 10 months
2. Carlos Alcaraz – 18 years, 11 months18 y/o @alcarazcarlos03 🤝 18 y/o @RafaelNadal pic.twitter.com/RatAtHjF80
— Tennis TV (@TennisTV) April 2, 2022
“I have a lot of emotions right now. It’s something that you dream of when you are a child,” said Alcaraz, who is one win away from becoming the youngest champion in tournament’s 37-year history. “It’s really good to be in the final here in Miami. I love playing here. The crowd is amazing. I’m going to approach the final like a first round, trying to mask the nerves. I’m going to enjoy it, it’s going to be a great final.”
Alcaraz trailed 3/5 in the opening-set tie-break, but repeated his heroics from Thursday’s quarter-final win against Miomir Kecmanovic by winning four straight points to close it out.
Miami Open semifinals LIVE: Alcaraz beat Hurkacz LIVE, Carlos Alcaraz Enters FINALS: After erasing two break points at 5-all in the second set — taking his tournament total to 15 of 17 break points saved — Alcaraz controlled the second tie-break with help from some untimely Hurkacz errors. A drop shot at 5/2 set up match point, and a dipping pass attempt forced a volley into the net to close out the match.
Alcaraz’s route to his first Masters 1000 final:
R1: Bye
R2: Fucsovics
R3: Cilic
R4: Tsitsipas
QF: Kecmanovic
SF: Hurkacz
F: ? @alcarazcarlos03 #MiamiOpen pic.twitter.com/MxX2cRBNb7— Tennis TV (@TennisTV) April 2, 2022
Miami Open LIVE: Carlos Alcaraz STUNS defending champion Hubert Hurkacz, enters FINALS of MIAMI Open: Follow LIVE UPDATES
“I couldn’t return his serves, but I knew that the match was going to be long sets like it was, 7-6, 7-6,” said Alcaraz, who dropped deep with his return positioning, in contrast to his previous matches. “At the beginning, I saw that I couldn’t return. I thought we were going to play a lot of tie-breaks… A little bit different [than my previous matches] with his serve, but it’s a great win for me.”
Hurkacz tallied one more winner than Alcaraz on the night, 23 to 22, but gave up that advantage by committing 37 unforced errors in the match. But this was far from a standard matchup of baseline blasts as both men attacked the net with regularity, a total of 47 times between them, with both posting a 70 per cent win rate. Alcaraz also hit 16 drop shots in the match, winning 11 of those points (69 per cent).
Miami Open semifinals LIVE: Alcaraz beat Hurkacz LIVE, Carlos Alcaraz Enters FINALS: By reaching the final, Alcaraz moves up to third place in the ATP Race to Turin, with an opportunity to move up to second with the title. The World No. 16 improves to 6-6 against the Top 10, having won the opening set in all six of his victories and lost the opener in all six defeats.
Casper Ruud, another first-time ATP Masters 1000 finalist, awaits in Sunday’s final following his 6-4, 6-1 win over Francisco Cerundolo. Alcaraz is bidding to become the third-youngest man to win a title at this level, behind only Michael Chang (1990, Toronto) and Rafael Nadal (2005, Monte Carlo). He’s also the second-youngest finalist in Miami history, behind only Nadal, who lost the 2005 final to Roger Federer.
Miami Open LIVE: Carlos Alcaraz STUNS defending champion Hubert Hurkacz, enters FINALS of MIAMI Open: Follow LIVE UPDATES
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