The director of the Mutua Madrid Open revealed the big changes that the tournament will have in 2026, in addition to praising the figure of the Spanish and Italian tennis players.
Carlos Alcaraz
We analyze in detail everything that happened during the ten days of a Miami Open and the consequences it may have for the clay court season.
Before a very intense clay court tour begins for Carlos Alcaraz, his coach, Samu López, spoke in an interview with Fernando Murciego for Eurosport. One of the issues discussed was the real possibility of his protégé losing the world number one spot in the coming weeks to Jannik Sinner: "I think he understands it can happen and it's not a drama. It has happened before. In the end, whether you are number 1 or number 4... what matters is that you see yourself evolving, that you are ready for big moments, and that you can continue adding titles."
The coach continued to explain his response: "The top spot is a result of consistency throughout the year. This is a long-term race. We will see, at different times one defends points, then another. In the end, whoever finishes first will deserve it. There's no need to give it more importance than it deserves."
🎙️ INTERVIEW with Samuel López on @Eurosport_ES = First quarter balance of 2026:
— Fernando Murciego (@fermurciego) March 30, 2026
🗣️ “We would have signed for these results, but it's important to accept that you can lose.”
🗣️ “If we had performed better in Miami, we would have skipped Monte Carlo”https://t.co/34pES4Wkxl
This news is an automatic translation. You can read the original news, Samu López, sobre la posibilidad de que Alcaraz pierda el número 1: "Entiende que puede pasar y que no es un drama"
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The clay court season has already begun, and there are several tennis players who have a good bunch of points to defend to maintain their aspirations in the ATP Ranking and repeat their feats.
Samu López, coach of Carlos Alcaraz, has revealed one of the mysteries that many people had on social media, in his interview with Fernando Murciego for Eurosport, he unveiled the origin of his nickname 'El Puma': "This is a story I found out in Doha. They tell me: 'there's a guy on Tik Tok who is giving us names and he calls you El Puma, Albert Molina The Rock'. He calls each of us by a name. Why? You would have to ask him. In fact, on Wikipedia, you click, my resume comes up, and it says: alias 'El Puma'," the Valencian coach said jokingly.
🎙️ 𝐄𝐍𝐓𝐑𝐄𝐕𝐈𝐒𝐓𝐀 𝐄𝐔𝐑𝐎𝐒𝐏𝐎𝐑𝐓 | Samu López, coach of Carlos Alcaraz, chats with @fermurciego about one of the current nicknames: 𝙀𝙇 𝙋𝙐𝙈𝘼 🐆
— Eurosport.es (@Eurosport_ES) March 30, 2026
👉 "On Wikipedia, you click, my resume comes up, and it says: alias 'El Puma'" pic.twitter.com/eAtLCapZVy
This news is an automatic translation. You can read the original news, Samu López responde por qué lo llaman ‘Puma’
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This morning, in a video recorded by journalist Germán Abril, we could see an image of Carlos Alcaraz that quickly went viral and filled with comments on social media. In it, the player from Murcia is seen raking the court after training to leave it ready for the next person to use. Something that may seem normal, but in reality, is not as common since many in the Top do not have the same gesture towards the next user of the court. A display of the humility that Carlitos possesses and speaks to the excellent education he has.
The World No. 1 finishes training and rakes the court to leave it ready. pic.twitter.com/ygCzuG5owR
— Germán R. Abril (@gerebit0) March 30, 2026
This news is an automatic translation. You can read the original news, El vídeo viral de Alcaraz que muestra su educación y humildad
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We met with Antonio Martínez Cascales to celebrate his 50 years dedicated to tennis with body and soul.
The name of Martín Landaluce has been in the spotlight in recent weeks after reaching her first quarterfinals at the 2026 Miami Open, the best way to close out this quarter and kick off the clay court season. And what better way to prepare the clay than by traveling to Murcia to train with Carlos Alcaraz, with whom she shares a good friendship. This has been the meeting of both Spaniards at the Real Sociedad Club de Campo, where they will be able to exchange ideas and sharpen their rackets for the upcoming calendar events.
The surprise of the day Landaluce and #Alcaraz are training separately today at @clubcampomurcia El Palmar (Murcia ) . pic.twitter.com/wmfNpDGiWu
— Antonio Hernández ©️ (@murcianico79) March 30, 2026
This news is an automatic translation. You can read the original news, Landaluce aterriza en Murcia para preparar la gira de tierra con Alcaraz
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The director of the Mutua Madrid Open revealed the big changes that the tournament will have in 2026, in addition to praising the figure of the Spanish and Italian tennis players.
The clay court season has already begun, and there are several tennis players who have a good bunch of points to defend to maintain their aspirations in the ATP Ranking and repeat their feats.
We analyze in detail everything that happened during the ten days of a Miami Open and the consequences it may have for the clay court season.
Samu López, coach of Carlos Alcaraz, has revealed one of the mysteries that many people had on social media, in his interview with Fernando Murciego for Eurosport, he unveiled the origin of his nickname 'El Puma': "This is a story I found out in Doha. They tell me: 'there's a guy on Tik Tok who is giving us names and he calls you El Puma, Albert Molina The Rock'. He calls each of us by a name. Why? You would have to ask him. In fact, on Wikipedia, you click, my resume comes up, and it says: alias 'El Puma'," the Valencian coach said jokingly.
🎙️ 𝐄𝐍𝐓𝐑𝐄𝐕𝐈𝐒𝐓𝐀 𝐄𝐔𝐑𝐎𝐒𝐏𝐎𝐑𝐓 | Samu López, coach of Carlos Alcaraz, chats with @fermurciego about one of the current nicknames: 𝙀𝙇 𝙋𝙐𝙈𝘼 🐆
— Eurosport.es (@Eurosport_ES) March 30, 2026
👉 "On Wikipedia, you click, my resume comes up, and it says: alias 'El Puma'" pic.twitter.com/eAtLCapZVy
This news is an automatic translation. You can read the original news, Samu López responde por qué lo llaman ‘Puma’
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Before a very intense clay court tour begins for Carlos Alcaraz, his coach, Samu López, spoke in an interview with Fernando Murciego for Eurosport. One of the issues discussed was the real possibility of his protégé losing the world number one spot in the coming weeks to Jannik Sinner: "I think he understands it can happen and it's not a drama. It has happened before. In the end, whether you are number 1 or number 4... what matters is that you see yourself evolving, that you are ready for big moments, and that you can continue adding titles."
The coach continued to explain his response: "The top spot is a result of consistency throughout the year. This is a long-term race. We will see, at different times one defends points, then another. In the end, whoever finishes first will deserve it. There's no need to give it more importance than it deserves."
🎙️ INTERVIEW with Samuel López on @Eurosport_ES = First quarter balance of 2026:
— Fernando Murciego (@fermurciego) March 30, 2026
🗣️ “We would have signed for these results, but it's important to accept that you can lose.”
🗣️ “If we had performed better in Miami, we would have skipped Monte Carlo”https://t.co/34pES4Wkxl
This news is an automatic translation. You can read the original news, Samu López, sobre la posibilidad de que Alcaraz pierda el número 1: "Entiende que puede pasar y que no es un drama"
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This morning, in a video recorded by journalist Germán Abril, we could see an image of Carlos Alcaraz that quickly went viral and filled with comments on social media. In it, the player from Murcia is seen raking the court after training to leave it ready for the next person to use. Something that may seem normal, but in reality, is not as common since many in the Top do not have the same gesture towards the next user of the court. A display of the humility that Carlitos possesses and speaks to the excellent education he has.
The World No. 1 finishes training and rakes the court to leave it ready. pic.twitter.com/ygCzuG5owR
— Germán R. Abril (@gerebit0) March 30, 2026
This news is an automatic translation. You can read the original news, El vídeo viral de Alcaraz que muestra su educación y humildad
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We met with Antonio Martínez Cascales to celebrate his 50 years dedicated to tennis with body and soul.
The name of Martín Landaluce has been in the spotlight in recent weeks after reaching her first quarterfinals at the 2026 Miami Open, the best way to close out this quarter and kick off the clay court season. And what better way to prepare the clay than by traveling to Murcia to train with Carlos Alcaraz, with whom she shares a good friendship. This has been the meeting of both Spaniards at the Real Sociedad Club de Campo, where they will be able to exchange ideas and sharpen their rackets for the upcoming calendar events.
The surprise of the day Landaluce and #Alcaraz are training separately today at @clubcampomurcia El Palmar (Murcia ) . pic.twitter.com/wmfNpDGiWu
— Antonio Hernández ©️ (@murcianico79) March 30, 2026
This news is an automatic translation. You can read the original news, Landaluce aterriza en Murcia para preparar la gira de tierra con Alcaraz
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The data don't lie: if Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz appear together in the same draw, in 99% of the cases, we'll see one of the two lifting the trophy on Sunday. In 2026, for example, this rule has always held true, both in the Australian Open, and in Doha, Indian Wells, or Miami. One wins, or the other wins, there is no more secret. In fact, if we go back to the beginning of the 2024 season, there was only one tournament where this rule didn't apply. It was at the Mutua Madrid Open 2024, where despite the presence of the Spanish and Italian players in the draw, Andrey Rublev ended up taking the trophy. The exception that proves the rule.
🇮🇹 Jannik Sinner & 🇪🇸 Carlos Alcaraz dominance continues: they have won the last 𝟏𝟗 𝐭𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 in which both were in the draw
— TennisMyLife (@TennisMyLife68) March 30, 2026
𝑇ℎ𝑒 𝑙𝑎𝑠𝑡 𝑜𝑛𝑒 𝑤𝑖𝑡ℎ𝑜𝑢𝑡 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑚 𝑤𝑎𝑠 𝑀𝑎𝑑𝑟𝑖𝑑 2024, 𝑤𝑜𝑛 𝑏𝑦 𝐴𝑛𝑑𝑟𝑒𝑦 𝑅𝑢𝑏𝑙𝑒𝑣#MiamiOpen pic.twitter.com/SIcIjqAJzB
This news is an automatic translation. You can read the original news, "Sincaraz" estira un mes más su aplastante dominio
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The Miami Open 2026 concluded with Jannik Sinner at the top, just as we had seen in Indian Wells. This means that, upon updating the list of active Masters 1000 champions, the Italian takes another step forward and ties for third place with Alexander Zverev, just one title away from the 8 of Carlos Alcaraz. So far, let's not even mention the 40 from Novak Djokovic, a record that may never be surpassed.
Active Players to Win Multiple Masters 1000 Titles:
— Tennis Updates (@TennisUpdates26) March 29, 2026
🇷🇸 Djokovic - 40
🇪🇸 Alcaraz - 8
🇮🇹 SINNER - 7
🇩🇪 Zverev - 7
🇷🇺 Medvedev - 6
🇬🇷 Tsitsipas - 3
🇵🇱 Hurkacz - 2
🇷🇺 Rublev - 2
This news is an automatic translation. You can read the original news, Sinner se queda a un Masters 1000 de empatar con Alcaraz
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