Carlos Alcarazat 19 years old the youngest world No. 1 in history, has already met his first rival in the new tennis preseason, Andrei Rublev25 years old and number 8 in the ranking, he has yet to face an official match on the ATP circuit.
Russian beat Croatian Borna Coric -7-6 (4), 6-4- in the quarterfinals of Mubadala World Tennis Championship and this Saturday (4:00 pm Spanish time) the Spanish opponent in the semifinals of this exhibition of Abu Dhabihard court preparation tournament for the 2023 season.
the norwegian Casper Ruud (3rd) and Stefanos Tsitsipas (4th) will star in the first semifinal (2:00 pm) after the Greek beat the British in the quarterfinals Cameron Norrie (14th) by 6-1 and 6-4.
Alcaraz returned to competition after playing his last official match of the year against the Danish player on November 4 Holger Runein the quarterfinals of Masters 1,000 of Paris-Bercy. The Murcian gave up in the second set after feeling physical discomfort and subsequent medical tests showed a tear in the internal oblique muscle of the left abdominal wall.
That injury forced him to sit out for several weeks to recover and, therefore, he missed the last two big events of the season, the Turin ATP Finals and the Davis Cup Finals with the Spanish team in Malaga.
The Abu Dhabi exhibition and the yes classic of Melbourne (January 10-12) the two tournaments scheduled in preparation for the first grand slam of the season, the Australian Open.
The year 2023 will be an interesting revalidation for Alcaraz after a dream 2022 in which he confirmed to the millimeter the very high expectations placed on him since he was a promise, to the point that he dethroned the Australian . Lleyton Hewitt as the youngest king of tennis of all time.
Five titles, 57 wins and 13 losses summed up his season: his first Grand Slam (US Open)two titles Masters 1,000 (Miami, Madrid) and two ATP 500 (Rio de Janeiro, Barcelona) marked the remarkable course of Carlos Alcaraz.
Source: La Verdad
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