In their quarterfinal match on Wednesday, Andrey Rublev defeated two-time defending champion Carlos Alcaraz, knocking him out of the Madrid Open.
With scores of 4-6, 6-3, and 6-2, Rublev defeated the third-seeded Alcaraz in his first victory on Spanish clay in 25 attempts. Due to a right arm injury, Alcaraz was forced to miss clay court competitions in Barcelona and Monte Carlo.
Recently, Alcaraz talked about the movie “Challengers” and stated that he had a similar situation to that shown in the movie. Alcaraz expressed his thoughts about it and said: “I watched the movie yesterday and I liked it very much. It was very well made. What is funny is that I have a similar romantic situation with one of the main guys, but I am not going to say which players; I want to keep it a secret.”
Carlos Alcaraz on the movie Challengers: “I watched the movie yesterday and I liked it very much, very well made. What is funny is that I have a similar romantic situation with one of the main guys, but I am not going to say which players, I want to keep it as a secret.” pic.twitter.com/LdcwZbLwMk
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Carlos Alcaraz in 2024
LWWWLWWWWW Ranked world no.3, Alcaraz played his last match on the 1st of May when he was overcome by world no.8 Andrey Rublev 4-6 6-3 6-2 in the quarter in Madrid (draw).
This season the Spaniard has achieved a compiled 18-5 win-loss record. This year, Alcaraz conquered 1 title in Indian Wells.
Alcaraz has scheduled to compete next in Rome (Internazionali BNL d’Italia). He will begin to play the tournament from the main draw that will commence on the 8th of May.
