Supersonic comeback by Alcaraz, who swept and entered the final in Buenos Aires

An abdominal injury that frustrated the end of a dream 2022 season, a new muscular physical problem in his right leg, which delayed his start to the 2023 campaign, caused him to drop out of the Australian Open. More than three months after his last ATP tournament, Carlos Alcaraz stars in a supersonic return. Always fast, go ahead. He wants to be aggressive on the court. He prepared himself so well in Villena, he was immediately rewarded. Everything about him is still early.

At the age of 19, the Murcian will play the final tournament of his comeback, in his ATP 250 debut on the ground in Buenos Aires, entering his calendar to reduce such a long absence, putting himself at the forefront of the set Rio de Janeiro and Acapulco , which you will face next.

You have time to think about next week. His work in Court Guillermo Vilas of the Buenos Aires Lawn Tennis Club This has the most desirable chapter, the final one. The ninth of his ATP career, this Sunday against British Cameron Norrie at 8:00 pm

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In the ranking this is the expected rivalry. Carlos Alcaraz19 years old and world number 2, will face the second seed in the draw, the left-hander Cam Norrie27 years old and No. 12. His fifth meeting, with the Spaniard 3-1, although he lost the last one, on the hard court in Cincinnati, in August 2022.

They reaffirmed the sensations in the semifinals paths that they dominated with enough. Alcaraz hit the Valencian Barnabas Zapata, 26 years old and No. 74 (he will reach his best ranking on Monday at 63rd). Merciless because the man from El Palmar raised the level compared to the two previous fights, he launched continuous missiles until he brought down the spontaneous wall of his opponent, the executioner of Martínez, Schwartzman and Cerúndolo, 6-2 and 6-2 in 1h.15′.

Norrie beats Peruvian ‘qualy’ John Paul Varillas101 of the classification, by 7-6 (6) and 6-4, reaching his thirteenth professional final, as in the case of the Murcian first in Buenos Aires, where the best will happen in the list of winners in Norwegian Casper Ruud was absent this time.

Since September 11, 2022, the date Carlos Alcaraz got a tattoo on his left arm, at the height of the triceps, this time the student of Antonio Martinez Cascalesin exchange for a few weeks of Juan Carlos Ferrero. Conquering the US Open also marked his last final to date.

Champion in Umag 2021, winner in 2022 of Rio, Miami, Godó, Madrid and New York, lost in the finals in Umag and Hamburg. He will play his ninth final, seventh on clay. In tennis it is very tied for what will be the norm after 102 days without official matches.

An ‘ace’ at 224 km/h.

He did an ‘ace’ at a speed of 224 km/h. against Zapata, who debuted in an ATP ‘semis’, against an Alcaraz he played with when he was 17 years old, not so at Roland Garros 2021. Alcaraz broke barriers at a dizzying pace, if where he heals the court in one breath.

Norrie will ask for more, he will arrive with an optimal shooting because Zapata forced him to be as conscientious as decisive. He took his best shots, the forehand or backhand bombing, as well as the technical ability in the volley or the drop.

Carlos Alcaraz is back with a lot to say and do. He was released after weeks out of his passion for competition. “It’s very special for me after the injuries, after more than three months of not being able to play,” said the man from El Palmar after completing his classification.

There has been no Spanish champion in Buenos Aires since then Rafael Nadalwhich in 2015 closed the domain of seven consecutive Spanish editions, including another from Murcia, Nico Almagro (2011), and is now a coach Juan Carlos Ferrero (2010).

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