Carlos Alcaraz, 19 years old and world number 2, he beat the Valencian Bernabé Zapata 6-2 and 6-2, making it to the final of the ATP 250 tournament on clay in Buenos Aires, which he will play this Sunday (20:00 Spanish peninsular time ) against in British Cameron Norrie.
After spending 102 days without competing, more than three months away from official competition, the youngest world number one in history will return to the stratospheric.
Even the muscle injury in his right leg, along with the abdominal injury as recently as November, which he suffered in January while preparing for the Australian Open, did not dampen his morale or his strength. His tennis is still intact, developing. In three games he has been fine.
The fourth remains, his ninth ATP final, the fight for the seventh title. “I didn’t expect to be at this level after the injury, after more than three months of not being able to play. I felt very comfortable on the track. It’s a very special moment,” said the Murcian.
This is his fifth duel with Cameron Norriewith 3-1 in his favor, but he lost the previous one, in Cincinnati, August 2022. “He is a fighter, it will be a great final, very difficult because we both play at a great level. There will be Nerves but you have to enjoy it because it’s not every day a final is played.”
Of course, he is ambitious, he released one of his mottos: “The finals are not played, they are won.” Using grandfather Carlos’s recipe, “head, heart and ball”, the three C’s.
Source: La Verdad
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