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Best pictures as Carlos Alcaraz wins Mutua Madrid Open

Spain’s Carlos Alcaraz overcame a strong challenge from German Jan-Lennard Stuff to move closer to the world’s number one spot.

Carlos 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.
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Carlos 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.

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The world number two is now just one match away from the number one ranking which he could achieve in Rome.
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The world number two is now just one match away from the number one ranking which he could achieve in Rome.

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Alcaraz 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.
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Alcaraz 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.

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Pedro Almodóvar

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(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.

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