30-30 Alcaraz looks for the break ball with so much power that he throws the long ball.
15-30 Alcaraz. For the second time the tape helps the Murcian. It wasn’t a voluntary drop, but one of his, the kind that leaves the ball dead. He apologized to the British.
Carlos Alcaraz 2-1 Cameron Norrie
I play 15 Alcaraz, solid in his serve. The Murcian started well, and on Tuesday he has another game, on a different surface (difficult) and in Acapulco, against the American Mackenzie McDonald. This final was his ninth game in twelve days.
30-15 Alcaraz, missing the ball because he wanted to go fast. Avoid the rally
30-0 Alcaraz, 5 of 5 points won on the first serve, 1 of 3 on the second.
Carlos Alcaraz – Cameron Norrie 1-1
Game to 15 Norrie, who is already in Buenos Aires started very well but was quickly overtaken by Alcaraz. A double fault from the British ended up putting too much negative weight on his game, costing him the first set 2-6.
40-15 Norrie. Now it was his turn to run.
40-0 Norrie, very good Alcaraz moving from one side to the other. With patience, it is accepted that you have to give an extra punch to pass the Spanish.
30-0 Norrie. Alcaraz overcame the setback. Fast game conditions at the moment. By nightfall, the elements slow down.
Carlos Alcaraz – Cameron Norrie 1-0
Serve and right Alcaraz, game to 30. “The finals are not to be played, they are to be won”, Carlitos’ motto according to the teachings of his grandfather, Carlos, is the one with the ‘head, heart and coj… “
40-30 Alcaraz, who made his first unforced error. Wide parallel backhand.
40-15 Alcaraz. Good first serve from Murcia, looking forward to this return plus Antonio Martinez Cascales of the coach. He will hand over the baton next week to Juan Carlos Ferrero In Acapulco. Everyone stays at home, at the Ferrero Equelite Academy in Villena (Alicante).
30-15 Alcaraz. Lefty Cam Norrie’s first attack, entering the track becomes dangerous.
15-0 Serve, forehand and final shot with a winning parallel backhand. Carlos Alcaraz’s start is complete. Electricity. He comes jumping onto the track, keeps moving, activates. Rafael Nadal School.
Carlos Alcaraz – Cameron Norrie 0-0
Carlos Alcaraz, ready to start. to serve
Let’s remember that this is a right-handed duel (Alcaraz) against a left-handed (Norrie). Both hands hit backhands.
Fatigue, a factor to consider
Carlos Alcaraz had a tough match in the semifinals Nicholas Jarry, two hours and 40 minutes. He had to come back against a very strong opponent with his shots, falling in the third set. 6-7 (2), 7-5 and 6-0. He got to the track around eleven o’clock at night.
Cameron Norrie also took a good beating, though with more room for rest. He defeated the Valencian Barnabas Zapata by 6-2, 3-6 and 7-6 (3) in 2h.30′
Cameron Norrie won the toss and decided to subtract.
They entered the headquarters, the Quadra Guga KuertenCameron Norrie and Carlos Alcaraz.
Discomfort in left thigh
Carlos Alcaraz he received massages on the thigh of the left leg three times. “It’s one of those distractions that tennis players live in. In the end, I didn’t stop a day for 14 days and that was taking. But nothing is out of the ordinary. We are tennis players and we have a very demanding schedule, very tough matches every day and eventually, problems start to appear. But this is something we have learned to live with. It’s not that it’s wrong, but rather I want to avoid serious problems .”
The two finalists arrive in golf carts.
Rio, a talismanic tournament for Carlos Alcaraz
He got his first ATP victory Albert Ramos at 16 years old, in the 2020 edition. He is the youngest champion of the tournament, at the age of 18, in 2022. In a few minutes he will fight to become the first champion to repeat in this record of 500 born from Rio 2018 Olympic Games (although they were held elsewhere and on a hard court). His first champion was Rafael Nadal. In 2014
Carlos Alcaraz, for his eighth ATP title
Champion in Umag 2021, in 2022 he prevailed in Rio, Miami, Godó, Madrid and the US Open. He won the ATP 250 in Buenos Aires last week.
Two lost finals, both on clay, in Hamburg and Umag 2022.
A luxurious referee for the final in Rio
One of the most famous on the circuit, the Brazilian carlos bernardes. The chair umpire checks the track before calling Alcaraz and Norrie onto the track. In a few minutes.
Inauguration ceremony at the Quadra Guga Kuerten of the Jockey Club of Rio de Janeiro. It’s sunny. Musical performances before the final main characters appear.
Alcaraz, undefeated in his comeback
They won all eight games played in eleven days. He is two wins away from 100 on the ATP Tour.
Norrie has won 17 games this season, losing 3.
Carlos Alcaraz, to meet No. 1 Novak Djokovic
Carlos Alcaraz19 years old, will continue to be number two in the world ranking, although equal on points with number 1 Novak Djokovic if he is the champion of Rio. The tiebreaker of points added at ATP Finals, Masters 1000 and Grand Slams favors ‘Nole’.
Cam Norrie, 27 years old and nº 13, will rise to twelfth place if he is champion. If not, he will continue to the thirteenth.
Fifth game between Alcaraz and Norrie
Dominate the series 4-1 Carlos Alcaraz, who, as we have already mentioned, won seven days ago in the final in Buenos Aires 6-3, 7-5. The other rivalry on land was also from Murcia, at Madrid 2022, 6-4, 6-7 (4) and 6-3.
The only success of norryin Cincinnati 2022, in August, by 7-6 (4), 6-7 (4) and 6-4.
What time will Alcaraz and Norrie play in the final?
At 9:30 pm Spanish peninsular time, half past five in the afternoon in Rio de Janeiro. You can watch it on television on Movistar Deportes 2, also follow it live here.
New final Carlos Alcaraz – Cameron Norrie
Hello, good evening and welcome to the live coverage of the final between Carlos Alcaraz and Cameron Norrie. Seven days after the Spanish victory over the British 6-3, 7-5 in Buenos Aires, today is a new stage in Rio de Janeiro, also on clay.
Source: La Verdad
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