"I can't believe it honestly" said Carlos Alcaraz after Rio triumph

Carlos Alcaraz became the youngest player to win an ATP 500 trophy doing it by defeating Diego Schwartzman in the final.

The seventh-seeded Alcaraz defeated third-seeded Diego Schwartzman 6-4, 6-2 to become the youngest ATP 500 champion since the category was created in 2009. It is the second tour-level title of the teen’s career following his breakthrough in Umag last year. Alcaraz said:

"I can’t believe it, honestly. It has been a great week for me playing at a great level. The first tournament on clay since a long time, so I’m really happy with the performance during the whole week. It’s an amazing feeling right now.”

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Known as a very aggressive player that attacks a lot, Alcaraz actually won the match with a lot of variety in his game. speaking after the match he admitted that that's probably his game:

"I think this is my game. It’s a lot of variety. It’s the key [to how] I won the match. I know how Diego plays and this was really important for me.”

He was supposed to play Acapulco as well but he opted to return to Spain and rest up before making his debut for Team Spain in the Davis Cup.