Colombian star Maluma cheers on Spanish tennis phenom Carlos Alcaraz during the semifinals match against Italian Jannik Sinner during the Miami Open tournament held at the Hard Rock Stadium on Friday (March 31) in Miami Gardens, Fla.
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Carlos Alcaraz is back with another win!
After nearly two weeks out of recovering from a right hamstring injury, the 19-year-old Spanish tennis star delivered action-packed match at the BNP Paribas Open on Saturday (March 11) in Indian Wells, Calif. He defeated Australia’s Thanasi Kokkinakis in two straight sets, 6-3, 6-3.
“I would say I played my best, apart from everything: the points that I have to defend, the semi-finals that I have to defend,” Carlos said. “I tried not to think about that, just to play my game, to enjoy playing here. Of course I tried to make people enjoy watching tennis here… That’s what I liked from tonight.”
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“I try to make people enjoy watching tennis, and the way that I play, they love it or it seems like that,” said Carlos. “I felt the love from the people. I think the US Open helped me a lot, to have a lot of people behind me, supporting me. I would say the way that I play, they love to watch.”
Carlos could make history by being the first teenager to win all three tennis tournaments – Indian Wells, Miami Open and the U.S. Open.
“It’s a really good goal for me,” Carlos told press outlets on Wednesday. “For me, winning the tournament and being No. 1 is a good goal, and I’m really going to go for it.”
Thanasi also had noting but praise for the teenage tennis sensation: “It’s not just that he’s got no weaknesses, but he just plays with great energy. He plays tennis the right way. He’s always up and about, he’s always smiling. I think the crowd loves watching him because his energy is almost contagious.”
“He’s one of my favourite players to watch,” Thanasi continued. “Whenever he’s
Colombian star Maluma cheers on Spanish tennis phenom Carlos Alcaraz during the semifinals match against Italian Jannik Sinner during the Miami Open tournament held at the Hard Rock Stadium on Friday (March 31) in Miami Gardens, Fla.
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Carlos Alcaraz hits some tennis balls ahead of his match with USA’s top tennis player Taylor Fritz during the Miami Open tournament on Thursday (March 30) held at the Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Fla.
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