At the Miami Open, Carlos Alcaraz commenced his quest with yet another thrilling performance that even made the legendary Andy Murray smile.
After defeating Roberto Carballes Baena 6-2, 6-1 in the third round, the world No. 2 got off to a decisive start in his campaign. Alcaraz gave a normally intense performance, and some of his shot-making skills lifted the roof off several of the fans.
Murray recently showed his respect for Alcaraz by saying that he always smiles when he watches the Spaniard. Following Alcaraz’s Miami Open matchup with Carballes Baena, Murray took to social media to show his respect for the Spaniard.
Murray wrote on X: “Watching Alcaraz play tennis makes me smile.”
Murray also said in the latest interview about Alcaraz: “I love watching [Carlos] Alcaraz because of the way that he plays the game. He’s just got so much variety and power, and he tries stuff. He doesn’t always get it right; he makes mistakes, and that is also something that I enjoy. You never know what’s going to come next.”
Alcaraz thanked Murray and wrote: “Andy!! Thanks Man!”
Watching Alcaraz play tennis makes me smile 😊❤️
— Andy Murray (@andy_murray) March 24, 2024
Andy!! 🙏🏻 THANKS MAN! 😍
— Carlos Alcaraz (@carlosalcaraz) March 24, 2024
Murray in Miami, ranking, and results in 2024
LWWLWLWLWL Ranked world no.62, Andy achieved a 5-7 win-loss record in 2024. Murray is participating in Miami where he overcame the world no.142 Matteo Berrettini 4-6 6-3 6-4 and the world no.30 Tomas Martin Etcheverry 7-60 6-3.
Andy Murray will compete against the world no.60 Tomas Machac in the 3rd round on Sunday at 4:00 pm on BUTCH BUCHHOLZ. Their head to head is 1-0 for Machac.
Andy won 46 titles in his career: 20 on hard courts, 3 on clay courts, 14 on indoor courts, 1 on carpet courts and 8 on grass courts. (See the list of his titles)
Alcaraz in Miami, ranking, and results in 2024
LWWWLWWWWW Currently the world no.2, the Spaniard achieved a 13-3 win-loss record in 2024. The Spaniard is now having a run in Miami where he managed to beat the world no.64 Roberto Carballes Baena 6-2 6-1.
Carlos Alcaraz will fight against the world no.47 Gael Monfils in the 3rd round. Their current head to head is 1-0 for Alcaraz.
Carlos has won 1 title in 2024 in Indian Wells.
Carlos won 14 titles in his career: 4 on hard courts, 7 on clay courts, 1 on indoor courts and 2 on grass courts. (See the list of his titles)
Andy Murray and Carlos Alcaraz squared off only on 2 occasions. Their actual head to head record is 1-1. The last time they squared off, Carlos Alcaraz won 6-3 6-4 in the 2nd round in Vienna (Erste Bank Open) in October 2021.
In the following video you can watch the highlights.
