The Spanish tennis player Carlos Alcaraz the ticket for the quarterfinals of Indian Wells due to british withdrawal due to injury Jack Draper in their round of 16 match.
Alcaraz he dominated the first set 6-2 from start to finish and only two games of the second set were played (2-0 for the Murcian) before draper threw in the towel for what appeared to be stomach discomfort after just 47 minutes of the game.
“Get well soon, Jack!!”, Alcaraz wrote to the American broadcast camera after the fight.
Semifinalist in 2022 of the Californian desert tournament, where he lost to his compatriot Rafa Nadal in a thrilling duel, Alcaraz will seek a place in the semifinals against the winner of the quarterfinal duel between the American tommy paul and the canadian Felix Auger-Aliassimewhich is listed as one of the last meetings on the agenda of Indian Wells this Tuesday.
Alcaraz is showing very positive emotions as he seems to have put behind the hamstring injury that left his participation in Indian Wells in question.
The 19-year-old Alcaraz was up against another great young talent on the circuit in Draper, 21, but the Spaniard was soon back on his game, breaking the British left-hander’s first turn on serve.
Undoubtedly on his game, with amazing control of his shots and a good serve like an oak, Alcaraz controlled the first set with an iron hand which he finished in 37 minutes.
On the other hand, Draper, who had just beaten his idol Andy Murray in the previous round, suffered a lot to secure his serve, so he started the second set like the first: conceding a ‘break ‘ before the big game. of Alcaraz.
The match didn’t have much of a story as Draper was forced out of the tournament due to injury soon after.
Alcaraz is the first seed in this edition of Indian Wells due to the absence of Serbian Novak Djokovic, who still cannot enter the US due to not being vaccinated against the coronavirus.
In this way, the victory in the first Masters 1000 of the season has an added prize for the Spaniard as it will allow him to regain the number one in the world ranking, which is currently held by Djokovic.
After Indian Wells, Alcaraz will have to defend the 2022 Miami title which marks his first Masters 1000 win in his short but brilliant career.
Source: La Verdad
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