Carlos Alcaraz It starts today, Friday, at the Caja Mágica, just five days after lifting the Conde de Godó Trophy for the second time. At the age of 19, he intends to repeat the double Barcelona-Madrid since the last campaign.
He then confirmed his appearance, expected as the champion in Miami, to lose Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic and Alexander Zverev in the Spanish capital, where he started in the same status as the undisputed favorite that he managed so well in Barcelona.
“I don’t take it as pressure, but totally the other way around, as motivation,” said Alcaraz. The numbers support his performance at home, he has won his last fifteen games ATP in Spain. Last week he didn’t drop a set.
“My body is very good, with a lot of confidence after winning Godó,” he warned. He started the course late due to an injury that prevented him from leaving Australia, which he later suffered in the Rio final which he delivered, but without major problems, great performance: 23 wins in 25 games, 13 out of 14 in earth .
He has pending accounts of who will be his first rival in Tomorrow of Mutua Madrid, the finn Emil Ruusuvuori, 24 years old and No. 41. He cannot imagine in the spring of 2021 the value of his victory against Carlitos, whom he defeated 6-4, 2-6 and 7-5.
The Murcian was 17 years old at the time. A lot has changed in just the two of them. This afternoon he can balance his negative Nordic balance, opening his box beating the French Ugo Humbert of 7-6 (6) and 7-6 (4)
Alcaraz, Seeded first, he is exempt from the opening tie, although he will have more work than in the previous edition. The tournament has extended its festival dates to accommodate a draw with more players, indicating another rival for Carlitos. If in 2022 he surpassed five to win, this time there should be six under normal conditions. Therefore, there is almost no room for change from Barcelona, the competition at sea level, to Madrid, at height.
They are not here Djokovic, Nadal or Sinner. “When the best isn’t there it’s a bit easier, but all the players have a very high level,” explained Alcaraz.
If he repeats the crown, he will remain only five points behind the world number 1 in Djokovic, which he will pass next because he has nothing to defend in Rome, the next Masters 1000, which is chained. “Reclaiming number one is a goal, but facing Roland Garros doesn’t change much from being number one or two. It’s less important to me,” he said. Alcarazwhose friend and classmate Pablo Carreno He withdrew because he was no longer recovering from an elbow injury.
Source: La Verdad
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