Carlos Alcaraz received a surprise visit from Juan Carlos Ferrero before winning the Miami Masters 1000

Carlos Alcaraz He made history this Sunday by becoming the youngest tennis player to win the Miami Masters 1000. He is also the first in Spanish to win the tournament. All these milestones were achieved with solid tennis but also thanks to the emotional boost that the surprise arrival of his coach meant, John Charles Ferrero, in the hours before the final. The coach had not been able to travel with his 158-year-old pupil because he had suffered the death of his father in the previous days.

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The images that went viral on social networks show the exact moment in which Ferrero arrives at the Miami hotel and surprises Alcaraz. The young tennis player, who was sitting on his back in an armchair, notices the presence of his coach, stops, smiles and hugs him with great emotion. This ritual lasts several seconds.

This Sunday, Ferrero was present in the stands of the stadium where Alcaraz played the final of the Miami Open against the Norwegian Casper Ruud. In the previous meetings he had not been physically, but spiritually: his pupil had dedicated each of his triumphs in the tournament to him. The 2003 Roland Garros winner had stayed in Spain due to the death of his father, Eduardo.

Once Alcaraz consummated his 7-5, 6-4 victory, he ran to his coach and the two locked in another big hug. Ferrero immediately burst into tears. Joy at the young man’s achievement was mixed with sadness at his recent loss. A tidal wave of emotions.

Carlos Alcaraz dedicated his title to Juan Carlos Ferrero and his father, Eduardo

“It’s a tough time for him. I want to tell him: ‘Thank you for coming and being with me at this important moment for me and for my career. It’s incredible to share this moment with you’”, said Carlos Alcaraz to Juan Carlos Ferrero once the match against Casper Ruud was over.

Alcaraz then went to the stands to hug Ferrero and subsequently wrote a message on a television camera as a tribute to his father. “Eduardo, always with us”put.

Carlos Alcaraz became champion of the Miami Masters 1000 and made history

The Spanish Carlos Alcaraz beat the Norwegian this Sunday Casper Ruud and, at just 18 years and 11 months, he became the youngest champion in history the Masters 1000 de Miamileaving behind a historic Novak Djokovic mark.

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Alcaraz beat Ruud in partial 7-5 and 6-4after an hour and 52 minutes of play at the Stadium of the Hard Rock complex.

The Spaniard stayed with the first set the Spaniard managed to recover from a 1-4 deficit. And in the second frame, he managed to break his opponent’s serve in two consecutive games to start putting his victory on track.

Carlos Alcaraz, who had already won the ATP Umag 2021 and Rio de Janeiro 2022, became the youngest champion in Miamidisplacing Serbian Novak Djokovic from that record, who won the trophy in 2007, at just 19 years and 10 months.