Although Nadal has been victorious so far in every single match he has played against Alcaraz, the 18-year-old is on one hell of a serious hot streak.
Alcaraz is expected to climb to No. 9 in the ATP Rankings on Monday, making him the youngest player to do so since Rafael Nadal did so exactly 17 years ago after winning his first ...
After leading by a set and a break in the middle stanza, Alcaraz needed to regroup after Tsitsipas dominated the end of the game.
The Spaniard did not let his guard down even once in the final set against Soonwoo Kwon and recorded a comfortable 6-1, 2-6, 6-2 victory.
Prior to the year's first clay-court ATP Masters 1000 event, Alcaraz stated that he was not physically or mentally exhausted.
With his first Masters 1000 title, the newly crowned Miami Open champion has risen to 11th in the ATP rankings.
The Spaniard's best Grand Slam run came during the 2021 US Open where he earned his place in the quarter-finals.
Norrie rose to prominence in the Davis Cup tie between Great Britain and Spain in 2018, when he came back from a two-set deficit to defeat Roberto Bautista Agut.
Alcaraz is the youngest Miami men's champion in the event's 37-year history, as well as the third-youngest ATP Masters 1000 champion overall.
Alcaraz controlled the second tie-break with the help of some untimely Hurkacz errors after erasing two break points at 5-all.