Alcaraz says he is ready for 'big league' – Taipei Times

Carlos Alcaraz is no longer allowing nerves to get the better of him and said that he is ready to regularly go toe to toe with the top players after the Spaniard on Saturday rallied past world No. 1 Novak Djokovic to reach the Madrid Open final. The 19-year-old prevailed 6-7 (5), 7-5, 7-6 (5) over the Serbian in an absorbing contest that lasted more than three hours, becoming the first player to beat Djokovic and Rafael Nadal at the same clay-court event. Alcaraz was ranked No. 120 in the world just a year ago, but has climbed into the…