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Just as Rafael Nadal is approaching the twilight of his career, Spain has unearthed the next superstar of men's tennis in teenager Carlos Alcaraz.
The 19-year-old from Murcia completed a stunning week on Sunday night when he won the Madrid Open by annihilating defending champion Alex Zverev 6-3, 6-1 in a final that lasted just 62 minutes.
Alcaraz becomes the youngest winner of this significant clay-court title and it is his second Masters level trophy of the season after his triumph at the Miami Open.
Spain has unearthed the next superstar of men's tennis in in-form teenager Carlos Alcaraz
'You are the best player in the world right now, even though you are five years old,' Zverev jokingly told him at the presentation ceremony.
There can be little arguing with the first part of that after three days that saw him defeat Nadal, Novak Djokovic and the world No 3 Zverev in succession.
The two titans will dispute that, however, and