Carlos Alcaraz continues to hunt and take Federer’s kingdom

The ATP 500 tournament in Basel cried that day Roger Federer he announced that he would officially hang up his racket at the Laver Cup, at London’s O2. His right knee is not good enough, at 40 years old. And the event in his city was left without the first effective ball boy and then multi-champion.

The one from Basel did not make it to the home event, where he won ten titles, including the last three played, between 2017 and 2019. After two fallow editions due to the coronavirus, the king of this Swiss event is not until 2021. The throne is empty, and the one who applied to occupy it is the world number one of the moment, the 19-year-old Carlos Alcaraz.

He debuted fit and began to return to the British Jack Draper (3-6, 6-2 and 7-5), gave another image once acclimatized to elements such as shooting the ball or the speed of the surface, as well as rolling after many days without competing.

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The dominant Murcian appeared, with powerful punches, magic with drop shots and decisive climbs to the net, thanks to the speed of his legs and the execution of the volley.

He played at will defeating Dutchman Botic Van de Zandschulp 6-4, 6-2, in one hour and 26 minutes. Classified for the quarters, against his older brother in tennis, the Asturian Pablo Carrenoor the Swiss Dominic Stricker.

the student of John Charles Ferrero he was distracted for a while, looking down 0-2 in the second set. There is nothing better than a challenge to recover from its dizzying speed. He endorsed a partial 6-0 over the opponent, 27 years old and world number 35, to close the match.

A sign of superiority, of handling a major opponent with praise. Alcaraz needs incentives to activate. He saved a break ball with a unique serve and netted in the sixth game of the match. From a delicate moment to ecstasy, a 3-0 run to clinch a set that started with nine straight service points.

Triumph 54 of the tennis player from El Palmar this season, delaying the arrival of the twelfth defeat. And 45 more points in your ranking account that will keep going away Rafael Nadalwhich he leads with 740. A difference that is far from certain as the man from Manaco will compete in Masters 1000 in Paris and the ATP Finals in Turinalthough it is complicated to subtract for those who come from behind.

And Alcaraz wants to continue adding on Friday, in the Basel quarterfinals. In the absence of Federer, a new and unique show from Murcia for the discerning Swiss public.

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