Alcarez favorite against Zverev
Although Zverev is currently six places higher in the rankings, Alcaraz is the favorite in the game. After all, the 19-year-old Spaniard only defeated his great idol Rafael Nadal in the quarterfinals and then the world number one Novak Djokovic in the semifinals.
“There is no limit for him”Zverev, who has only been in the final of the small tournament in Montpellier this year, praised his opponent in the final. “This Center Court belonged to Rafael Nadal for 15 years, the next 15 years it will probably belong to Carlos Alcaraz”said the German number one, who won the tournament in Madrid 2021.
Solid performance in the semifinals against Tsitsipas
This year only a few had believed that the 25-year-old would make it into the final. Just last week he was eliminated from the tournament in Munich without a hitch in his opening match. But in Madrid, Zverev has improved from game to game this week and showed a very solid performance in the semifinals against Greek Stefanos Tsitsipas 6: 4, 3: 6, 6: 2.