TENNISBest pictures as Carlos Alcaraz wins Mutua Madrid OpenSpain’s Carlos Alcaraz overcame a strong challenge from German Jan-Lennard Stuff to move closer to the world’s number one spot.AS FotografíaUpdate: May 8th, 2023 04:19 EDT1 / 39Carlos Alcaraz showed in the final of the Mutua Madrid Open that at 20 years of age he has already reached a very high level of sporting maturity.PHOTO:PEPE ANDRESDIARIO AS2 / 39The world number two is now just one match away from the number one ranking which he could achieve in Rome.PEPE ANDRES3 / 39Alcaraz defeated Jan-Lennard Struff, the 33-year-old German and 65th in the world, in three sets (6-4, 3-6, 6-3) over 2h 25m.PEPE ANDRES4 / 39PEPE ANDRES5 / 39PEPE ANDRES6 / 39PEPE ANDRES7 / 39PEPE ANDRES8 / 39PEPE ANDRES9 / 39PEPE ANDRES10 / 39PEPE ANDRES11 / 39Pedro AlmodóvarPHOTO:JUAN MEDINAREUTERS12 / 39AitanaPHOTO:SERGIO PEREZEFE13 / 39PHOTO:Chema MoyaEFE14 / 39 PHOTO:Chema MoyaEFE15 / 39PHOTO:PIERRE-PHILIPPE MARCOUAFP16 / 39PHOTO:Sergio PérezEFE17 / 39PHOTO:THOMAS COEXAFP18 / 39PHOTO:JUAN MEDINAREUTERS19 / 39PHOTO:THOMAS COEXAFP20 / 39PHOTO:PIERRE-PHILIPPE MARCOUAFP21 / 39PHOTO:THOMAS COEXAFP22 / 39PHOTO:PIERRE-PHILIPPE MARCOUAFP23 / 39PHOTO:PIERRE-PHILIPPE MARCOUAFP24 / 39(From 2nd-L) The leader of Partido Popular (People's Party) Alberto Nunez Feijoo, Mayor of Madrid Jose Luis Martinez-Almeida and Madrid regional president Isabel Diaz Ayuso.PHOTO:THOMAS COEXAFP25 / 39PHOTO:THOMAS COEXAFP26 / 39PHOTO:chema MoyaEFE27 / 39PHOTO:chema MoyaEFE28 / 39PHOTO:Marcial GuillénEFE29 / 39PHOTO:JUAN MEDINAREUTERS30 / 39PHOTO:JUAN MEDINAREUTERS31 / 39PHOTO:PIERRE-PHILIPPE MARCOUAFP32 / 39PHOTO:THOMAS COEXAFP33 / 39PHOTO:THOMAS COEXAFP34 / 39PHOTO:THOMAS COEXAFP35 / 39 PHOTO:chema MoyaEFE36 / 39 PHOTO:SERGIO PEREZEFE37 / 39 PHOTO:chema MoyaEFE38 / 39 PHOTO:chema MoyaEFE39 / 39 PHOTO:SERGIO PEREZEFETagged in:Carlos AlcarazMutua Madrid OpenTennisTenis