Stat of the Day: Alcaraz becomes 4th-youngest man to reach a Masters 1000 final

Carlos Alcaraz showed no signs of slowing down in Miami on Friday night, taking out defending champion Hubert Hurkacz in the semis of the Masters 1000, 7-6 (5), 7-6 (2).

With the win, he becomes the fourth-youngest man to reach a final in Masters 1000 history (and he was just a few days shy of being the third-youngest).

YOUNGEST FINALISTS IN MASTERS 1000 HISTORY (since 1990):
~ Michael Chang: 18 years and 157 days at 1990 Canada (won title)
~ Rafael Nadal: 18 years and 304 days at 2005 Miami (l. to Federer in final) and 18 years and 318 days at 2005 Monte Carlo (won title)
~ Richard Gasquet: 18 years and 331 days at 2005 Hamburg (l. to Federer in final)
~ Carlos Alcaraz: 18 years and 333 days at 2022 Miami (plays Ruud in final on Sunday)

With his win over the No. 10-ranked Hurkacz, Alcaraz also improves to an even career record against Top 10 players, 6-6, and records the 50th tour-level win of his career.

At 18 years and 10 months old, the Spanish teenager is right up there with the Big 3 when it comes to reaching the 50-win milestone—Nadal did it a little earlier, when he was 18 years and 7 months old, but the other two didn’t do it until they were 19 (Roger Federer was 19 years and 2 months, Novak Djokovic 19 years and 4 months).