The Murcian qualifies at the US Open for his first Grand Slam semifinals and is close to number one after one of the best matches of the year
Carlos Alcaraz could be the number one. And US Open champion. And the youngest in history to lead the ATP. And everything he wants and proposes, because the Murcian played one of the best matches of the year on the day he had to take revenge against his contemporary rival, the Italian Jannik Sinner, a disgrace that goes directly into the history of the sport. to come back from a match point lower and qualify for their first Grand Slam semifinals (6-3, 6-7 (7), 6-7 (0), 7-5, 6-3).
The Spaniard destroyed the foundations of the Arthur Ashe, with a performance that hadn’t been seen in New York for a long time. A match that can compete with the best of the decade and the century, with a magnificent Sinner and a combative Alcaraz and who does not lose face in the match, even at match point.
Alcaraz, who was bordering on catastrophe after letting go of two sets he had in the palm of his hand, was reborn and is still in the running to become the youngest number one in history. It will be when Casper Ruud loses to Karen Khachanov and he beats Frances Tiafoe in the semifinals. He will be if, come what may, he wins the tournament.
And that the US Open was lost, that Sinner was once again a villain, nemesis and black beast. The Italian, in the same slowness that led him to win Alcaraz at Wimbledon and Umag, ate the morale of the Spaniard, who won the first set, had five set points in the second, one of them called in midfield to go 2-0. get , and it was twice with a ‘break’ in favor in the third. He came to serve to win the part, but Sinner kept resurfacing. He forced two tiebreaks, took both, the second with an impeccable 7-0, and with a 5-3 he left the game for penalty.
Alcaraz did not understand what was happening. He complained about his tactics, his serve: “Where do I serve?” he shouted to his bank. He threw a ball into the crowd and shrugged. He didn’t know what to do, but it only took Sinner a few hesitations to get back into the game. The Italian lost a match point and let Alcaraz win four games in a row. He emerged from his grave and looked defiantly at his people, as if to say, “I’m still here, I’m not leaving.”
Behind them were four hours of back blows, of Sinner’s counterattacks, of missed breakers, of dreamy exchanges. In the fifth set, after 2:26 AM New York time, the match became the last in the history of the tournament.
Alcaraz came from delivering a psychological blow, but he didn’t take advantage of his minutes of superiority enough. Sinner survived to 2-2 and broke the Spaniard’s serve. Leading 3-2, he had three balls to make it 4-2, but the Spaniard had melted and was not confident in his shots. Either he won the point on serve, or goodbye. And Alcaraz returned, shook hands with two fans from the audience and knew the show was his.
It was unthinkable that a competition for his epic would escape his notice. It was written that it was his victory. It was his territory. Since 3-1 in favor of Sinner, Alcaraz has not lost a game. He destroyed everything and achieved the most epic victory of his sports career.
In the semifinals, Alcaraz will face Tiafoe, the executioner of Andrey Rublev (7-6 (3), 7-6 (0) and 6-4). It will be the second clash between the Spaniard and the American, after Tiafoe’s victory in Barcelona 2021.
The women’s semifinals were also decided on Thursday. Polish Iga Swiatek defeated American Jessica Pegula 6-3 and 7-6 (4) to face Belarusian Aryna Sabalenka for a place in the final, who defeated Czech Karolina Pliskova 6-1 and 7- 6(4) defeated. The other semifinal will be played by the French Caroline García and the Tunisian Ons Jabeur. One of these four tennis players becomes champion of the US Open for the first time.
Source: La Verdad
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