Carlos Alcaraz turned 20 on May 5, and he celebrated the end of his teen years by winning his second consecutive Madrid Open title just two days later, defeating Jan-Lennard Struff 6-4, 3-6, 6-3.
It wasn't an easy final for Alcaraz, who lost to Struff in the third round of the 2021 French Open. Struff has a monster serve and is a great returner , which allows him to dictate the pace with shorter points. That stymies Alcaraz's game, because he's all about longer rallies that allow him to show off his range of movement and killer drop shot.
After taking a close first set, Alcaraz struggled throughout the second set, looking lost and even confused at times against Struff, who was absolutely dominating. Alcaraz has an impressive tennis toolbox, but it was useless against Struff because Alcaraz had no time to use it. Instead of being able to set himself, Alcaraz was chasing balls all around the court, dashing from one side to the other like he was playing, well, himself.
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