Carlos Alcaraz overcame Borna Coric, 6-4, 6-3, while competing in front of his loving home fans on his 20th birthday, moving him closer to successfully defending his Mutua Madrid Open title. Only one player—Rafael Nadal—has successfully defended the title in Madrid since it first appeared on the ATP circuit in 2002, winning it in back-to-back years in 2013 and 2014.
After the match, Carlitos was surprised with a nice cake delivered on court. Here is the video.
Alcaraz in Madrid, ranking, and results in 2023
Currently the world no.2, Alcaraz has a compiled 28-2 record in 2023. Carlos is now having a run in Madrid where he defeated the world no.41 Emil Ruusuvuori 2-6 6-4 6-2, the world no.32 Grigor Dimitrov 6-2 7-5, the world no.16 Alexander Zverev 6-1 6-2, the world no.12 Karen Khachanov 6-4 7-5 and the world no.20 Borna Coric 6-4 6-3.
The Spaniard conquered 3 titles in 2023 in Buenos Aires, Indian Wells and Barcelona. Carlos was the finalist in Rio de Janeiro (Rio Open).
Alcaraz won 9 titles in his career: 3 on hard courts and 6 on clay courts. (See the list of his titles)
Alcaraz will compete next in Rome (Internazionali BNL d’Italia)
. He will start the tournament from the main draw that will commence on the 10th of May.Borna Coric in 2023
Currently the world no.20, Borna played his last match on the 5th of May when he surrendered to world no.2 Carlos Alcaraz 6-4 6-3 in the semifinal in Madrid (draw).
This season Borna owns a 11-9 match record. Borna Coric’s latest run in Madrid was the best achievement of his season.
He is also scheduled to play at the French Open (French Open) after Rome. The main draw will start on the 10th of May.
Carlos Alcaraz and Borna Coric fought against each other only on 1 occasion. Their current head to head is 1-0 for Alcaraz. When they played, Carlos Alcaraz won 6-4 6-3 in the semifinal in Madrid (Mutua Madrid Open) on the 5th of May 2023.
Here the video highlights.