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Carlos Alcaraz Upsets Novak Djokovic Day After Beating Rafael Nadal

Tennis superstar Carlos Alcaraz has had quite a week. On Thursday, he turned 19. On Friday, he beat Rafael Nadal in the quarterfinals of the Madrid Open becoming the only teenager to ever beat the Spaniard on clay. Then, on Saturday, Alcaraz beat the No. 1 player in the world, Novak Djokovic, in the semifinals.

The Saturday match between Alcaraz and Djokovic lasted three and a half hours, ultimately finishing with the Spaniard’s 6–7(5), 7–5, 7–6(5) win over the Serbian. The No. 7 player in the world will either face No. 2 Alexander Zverev or No.