Carlos Alcaraz continued a solid run in Indian Wells. This morning he achieved a solid victory against the Dutch Tallon Griekspoor, whom he defeated 7-6(4) and 6-3 in a difficult match that allowed him to reach the round of 16, where he will see them the next morning (02 Spanish peninsular time) against the British Jack Draper.
In addition to passing the round of 16, which allows him to continue dreaming of the title and the possibility of regaining the number 1, the victory is special for Carlos Alcaraz, as it is the 100th of his career, something that makes him happy.
“Of course, a lot has happened in my life since I got the first official victory in February 2020. Well, I am very proud of myself because I reached 100 professional tour victories, especially 132. I only played matches . I saw that he was the second player in history with the fewest games played to reach 100 wins, so this kind of data made me happy and satisfied with the results I achieved.He declared after one game that it had nothing to do with what he played against Kokkinakis.
“Today we had different conditions, it was a windier night, everything becomes more complicated, you know, so nothing to do with a day. Obviously, I was forced to improve my game, sometimes the wind becomes the toughest opponent in the match, so I’m proud of the level I gave.” explained an Alcaraz who hoped that Draper would not be surprised in the round of 16 duel.
“He’s a very good player, and he’s playing well. I know he’s beaten big opponents like Dan Evans or Andy Murray, so I have no choice but to give my best version if I want to have a chance to win, I have to give 100% of my tennis on the court. I played Jack last year in the first round of the Basel tournament and won 7-5 in the third set, I think. It will be a great rivalry, I have no doubt, I will enjoy it a lot” he concluded.
Source: La Verdad
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