Nadal Congratulates Alcaraz On ‘Historic Triumph’ In Miami

Immediately after Spaniard Carlos Alcaraz won his first ATP Masters 1000 title on Sunday at the Miami Open presented by Itau, Rafael Nadal congratulated his countryman on social media.

“Many congratulations Carlitos @alcarazcarlos03 for your historic triumph in Miami,” Nadal wrote on Twitter. “The first of many to come, for sure! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻🇪🇸”

Muchas felicidades Carlitos @alcarazcarlos03 por tu triunfo HISTÓRICO en #Miami. El primero de tantos que van a venir, seguro! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻🇪🇸

— Rafa Nadal (@RafaelNadal) April 3, 2022

Nadal also congratulated Casper Ruud on making his first Masters 1000 final, writing “And congrats @CasperRuud98 for an amazing tournament and result. Great swing!!! See you at the @rnadalacademy soon.”

Argentine Diego Schwartzman chimed in with kind words for Alcaraz, tweeting, “What a person, player, team… it is not easy to find a champion that everyone is happy for his victory.”

CARLITOSSSSSSS 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 !!! Que persona, jugador, equipo. El tenis de fiesta y feliz por el. No es fácil encontrar un campeón que todos se ponen felices por su victoria. @alcarazcarlos03 @juankiferri 👊👊👊

— diego schwartzman (@dieschwartzman) April 3, 2022

There were others who also sent their praise of the 18-year-old following the biggest victory of his young career, including former World No. 1 Yevgeny Kafelnikov.

There is only one man right now (maybe not even him) who can beat Alcaraz on red clay! Don’t even try to argue with me on this topic😉

— Kafelnikov Yevgeny (@KYevgeni) April 3, 2022 

amazing effort from escape room Alcaraz @alcarazcarlos03 👊💪😎👍🎾knocking on the door 🚪 of top 10 https://t.co/pvMjFx9kMM

— Brad Gilbert (@bgtennisnation) April 3, 2022

Well done, @alcarazcarlos03. It makes us proud that a great madridista like you has won the Masters 1000 Miami in such brilliant fashion, becoming the the first Spaniard and the youngest tennis player in history to do so. Congratulations!

— Real Madrid C.F. 🇬🇧🇺🇸 (@realmadriden) April 3, 2022