An impeccable Auger-Aliassime left Alcaraz endlessly in Basel

Carlos Alcaraz unable to qualify this Saturday for the grand final of Basel ATP 500. It was prevented by a great Felix Auger-Aliassime, in an amazing moment of form. The Canadian realized number 1 in the world with a clear 6-3 and 6-2 in your favor to semifinals which was a true reflection of the game offered on the track.

Dominating from the baseline, making no mistakes on his forehand and backhand and unmoved on his serve, the Canadian showed that he can adapt very well to the hard court conditions. the student of Frederic Fontang and Toni Nadal has signed an almost perfect game against an Alcaraz with no option to dominate from belowwithout the flexibility to find winning shots and, therefore, without addressing his game.

Oh Auger-Aliassime who decided how the fight would go, supported by a superlative level of confidence after eleven consecutive victories (twelve already) in which he stood in the tournament. the brand new Champion of Florence and Antwerp will also fight for glory in Basel against the winner of the second semi-final, which measures Roberto Bautista and Holger Rune.

The man from Castellón remains the last trick of the Spaniards after falling a Alcaraz that, despite the fact that he is growing in sensations this week after not finding his game in several dates played after the US Open, he was not able to show it this Saturday in a match of carats, between the two. men who were called upon to star in many future battles. The Spaniard did not fare well against Auger-Aliassime, whom he had beaten in their two previous encountersand the trend did not change in the third rivalry between the two.

Alcaraz battled through the early games of the game by being reliable at key moments, but Auger-Aliassime has someone knocking on doors to take advantage of. Of course, without achieving the break ball. The student of Juan Carlos Ferrero insisted on splitting the game, looking for the failure of his rival. however, little by little the Canadian was listening to that blow, dominant from his serve.

Alcaraz salvaged a tricky fourth game, with two double faults, and accumulating wear and tear on serve against an Auger-Aliassime on a roll with her own, fully involved in a backhand that distributes play from one side to the other. With no margin and no sense of dominance, Alcaraz paid for it in the eighth gamewhere, with a double fault, Auger-Aliassime was careful to find the best defense in the Spanish attacks and achieve a break that eventually allowed him to make it 6-3.

This is the sure sign that the Canadian is the dominator of the game. I tried to grow up Alcaraz at the start of the second, where he started to release the right after missing practical winning shots in the first set. He noticed his initial magic, but Auger-Aliassime couldn’t hold his serve and Capitalized on Alcaraz’s mistakes in the third game to go for a blank break which is a new blow for the Spanish.

Auger-Aliassime never hesitated, at a high level to overcome even the attempt to change the course of an Alcaraz who was looking more for the net. But in more than twelve games the Spaniard barely mustered four winning shots, who held his serve but couldn’t hold that of a Canadian player who shot up 4-2. Then came the final blow, in a very long game where Alcaraz had to show his best survival repertoire to save three break balls. He couldn’t handle a ball to the body from Auger-Aliassime in the fourth for 5-2.

In the last game Alcaraz unleashed the most, very aggressive, unlike any other match. His breakout choice was made, but Auger-Aliassime saved it to, on the second match point, seal the final 6-2.

In this way, the Canadian awaits Bautista or Rune in the final, looking to continue his great moment of form in the final stage of the season. Meanwhile, Alcaraz is looking ahead to the final events of the year: Paris-Bercy, the ATP Finals and the Davis Cup Finals.