Pablo Carreno Busta surpassed the junior Carlos Alcaraz in terms of competition experience, but in the meeting in the final of Barcelona Open 2022, Alcaraz showed the strength of the youth. He had strong phases on the two corners of the yard, so that the opponent could not reflect.
The superiority of Alcaraz is shown through the swirling shots that make Busta slightly ear. After the first four games, Alcaraz broke up when taking advantage of the second break-point in the 5th game.
The situation in the two sets is even easier with Alcaraz. He won 6-2 to set the final score 2-0. The youth of the 18 -year -old tennis player is helping him promote greatly. Remember in the semi-finals, Alcaraz had struggled to overcome the opponent in the tie-break series, while Busta played more leisurely.
But Busta still lost easily to the superiority of Alcaraz, showing that the effort in the semi -finals did not affect him in the final. Alcaraz, who has just won the third title this season, is expected to climb to the 9th place on the ATP rankings. Thereby, he became the youngest player in the top 10 since Rafael Nadal did this 17 years ago.
“It has a great significance. I have seen this tournament since I was a child. I always wished to play in this tournament and of course I could win the champion,” Alcaraz said in an interview after the championship. “I am really, really happy to become a part of the history of Spanish tennis.”
Many Spanish legends won the expanded Barcelona championship, including Rafael Nadal, Juan Carlos Ferrero and Carlos Moya. Alcaraz is walking on that legendary road. But he always kept himself humble.
“I am always a normal guy. I am not afraid of fame,” Alcaraz said. “But I won't change my current person. I am very happy to know that at the age of 18, I was in the top 10 of the world and did it at the same age as Idol Rafa. It was impressive.”
A year ago at Barcelona Open 2021, Alcaraz, the world No. 119 at that time, lost to Frances Tiafoe in the first round. Now he is the winner of the tournament and reaching the top 10. It can be seen how the promotion of this 18 -year -old tennis player is stormy.
