Angry Carlos Alcaraz who pays the racket

Carlos Alcarazback to the Mutua Madrid Open to defend the crown, try another Conde de Godó-Madrid Trophy double, repeat their success from 2022.

But the Spaniard, 19 years old and world number 2, found an inspired rival, the Finn Emil Ruusuvuori24 years old and number 41, putting the Murcian against the ropes at the Manolo Santana Stadium.

With 1-3, after suffering the first break, Carlitos changed his racket, furious. At 2-6, 2-3, after missing a passing attempt, sent the ball against the net, he couldn’t handle it.

He threw the racket on the ground. Measurement of its non-destructiveness. He grabbed it with his left hand and slammed it into the clay of the Caja Mágica’s main stadium.

strange to Alcarazbut his nervous state is very revealing, finding himself in a game of complicated emotions against an old opponent.

After his victory in Barcelona, ​​​​​​​​​​​winning all 8 sets, a complex change from sea level to altitude just five days later.

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