Painful return of Alcaraz at its premiere in Madrid

There is a long way from suffering to ecstasy, although the journey becomes shorter if the walker is brave, attacking the obstacles, using the countless resources of a person chosen for something in life. In his case, tennis.

Carlos Alcaraz, 19 years old and No. 2 in the world, the Finn is about to be knocked out Emil Ruusuvuori, 24 years old and No. 41, who is his executioner in Miami 2021, in other seasons. There the Murcian still has no experience or the tuning of today’s blows. Naa Magic Box he put his arsenal when the best to make a difference. In the most delicate, complex moment, the most courageous decision. You need to take risks, feel that you are the owner of your future.

The tennis player from El Palmar did not retreat to find the key that opened the door he had kept closed for an hour and twenty minutes. rosuuvuori. The Mutua Madrid Open champion avoided disaster with great determination and quality, prevailed 2-6, 6-4 and 6-2 in 2h.16′.

He will have a truce this Saturday, to fix the tennis that Godó gave him adding eight sets played. One was left in Madrid, which he would try to make into nothing more than an anecdote. On Sunday, the second engagement, against the Bulgarians Grigor Dimitrovwho defeated the French Gregoire Barrere of 7-6 (6) and 7-6 (2).

Forget the third set of Alcaraz-Ruusuvuori, product of the difference between a liberated star and a victim touched by glory and gradually led to farewell despite reigning for many minutes in impeccable tennis. Different states of mind, to the advantage of the Spanish.

The real imbalance occurred in the sixth game of the second set. In the previous break Carlos Alcaraz he showed his anger and concern by throwing his racket on the ground. Uncomfortably, he then found himself at 15-40, two ‘break’ balls against.

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Alcaraz appeared thrown forward, throwing himself into the net protected by the serve. A magical dribble here, a big volley there, a service that no substitute is possible for. Alcaraz saved up to five breaking balls, he refused to see almost the final result, which would be 6-2, 4-2 and serve from the Finn.

Alcaraz saved the KO in a 13-minute game

He won the sixth game after 13’38” of fighting. He defended 3-3. Energy for him, doubts for the rival, who then showed his first weakness. Double fault for a break point. He took it, but not the second one. sudden drastic change Alcaraz finally leading 4-3.

Nerves are tied, shooting is carried out by force, with minutes of passion and intensity. In five days he left Barcelonaat sea level, at Madrid, in height. From a more relaxing tennis to a higher acceleration and no control at the same time. The difficult transition, with fewer adaptation days than in 2022 when Mutua started earlier, was accompanied by a rosuuvuori brash, who won 16 of 18 points on his first serve in the opening set. That went down almost better than it served. Shocking.

He saw what was left of Alcaraz, who also fought himself, his anxiety. Changing the racket in the third game, it almost broke after the fifth of the second game. Another racket arrives. “New, they just brought it,” her coach told her. Juan Carlos Ferrero.

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he had a very bad time Carlitoshe didn’t smile until the third set, when he committed himself to putting on a show and a dominant plan.

The huge do these things. They know how to suffer, find the moment to turn the game in their favor. And at the age of 19, hoping to celebrate turning 20 in Madrid, on May 5. To increase his streak on Spanish territory: 16 consecutive wins.