Rafael Nadal competed at the Madrid Masters for the 18th consecutive time last May. The Spanish legend scored two commanding victories before losing to Alexander Zverev in the quarter-final. In the second round, Rafa took down his young compatriot Carlos Alcaraz 6-1, 6-2, toppling a teenager on his 18th birthday!Carlos took a record away from Rafa ahead of their duel, becoming the youngest match-winner at Madrid Masters and passing his great compatriot. Nadal made the Madrid Open debut in 2003 at 17, losing to Alex Corretja in three sets.Nadal toppled Davide Sanguinetti in the first round a year later, becoming the youngest player with the Madrid Open victory. Seventeen years after Rafa, super talented Carlos Alcaraz went even further, celebrating his first Caja Magica triumph at 17 years and stealing the age rec …

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