Carreno Busta prevailed over Hubert Hurkacz 3-6, 6-3, 6-3 to take the 2022 Canadian Open title, giving the 31-year-old a first taste of glory at the Masters 1000 level after 52 attempts.
Alcaraz lauded his compatriot through two posts on Twitter.
The nineteen-year-old also posted a photo of Carreno Busta hoisting his trophy, with emojis of a smiling face with heart eyes and a trophy as caption.
A fan responded to the tweet with a photo of Alcaraz and Carreno Busta, with both players holding the latter’s bronze medal at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
Argentinian Diego Schwartzman also greeted Carreno Busta on Twitter.
Carreno Busta’s title in Montreal is his fourth on hardcourts and the seventh overall in his career. His Olympic bronze medal also came on the hardcourts of Tokyo. His win at the Canadian Open pushed him nine places up to No. 14 in the ATP world rankings.
“When I was young, I practice all the time in this surface so I feel very comfortable” - Pablo Carreno Busta
Pablo Carreno Busta is enjoying plenty of success on hardcourts. While Spaniards are commonly associated with claycourt prowess, Carreno Busta showed that players from their side of the world are multi-faceted. His trophies on the hardcourts outnumber his three titles on the red dirt.
In his post-match press conference, the Spaniard shed light on his proficiency on the surface, saying that he grew up playing on hardcourts in his hometown of Gijon before starting the transition to clay in Barcelona when he was 15.
The two-time US Open semifinalist also said that he feels comfortable playing during the North American hardcourt swing.
After snatching the biggest win of his career at the age of 31, 13 years after he turned pro, Carreno Busta knows that he needs to enjoy the sport he loves given the uncertainty of how many years he has left in his career.
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