Alcaraz, brilliant champion of Madrid after suffering outrage

Carlos Alcaraz continues his unstoppable trajectory this season, even if he has to suffer from start to finish. The Murcian, who turned 20 in the semifinals, reaffirmed his title at the Masters 1000 ATP Mutua Madrid Open. In excellence because his overall performance in recent weeks was accompanied by meticulous work to break the resistance of a rival that further honored the success of the Spaniard and his own condition as an impeccable professional. Many times anonymous, despite the enormous quality, not of the highest figure but of a complete elite athlete.

Alcaraz suffered greatly, more than most expected given the strength of his previous performances, although he was well aware of the potential of a Jan Lennard Struff which became the star in human history of the event. In addition, a final always involves extra nerves, more than the desire to succeed and have fun at home, in a Manolo Santana Stadium filled with 12,500 fans and helped him chant “Carlos, Carlos” when the tennis player needed it.

The glory belongs to the two-time champion, where the spotlight will logically focus as he is now an international media figure. Also deserved. As well as indicating the performance of the Teutonic, who packed his bags twelve days ago and took advantage of the play-off due to a last-minute draw loss to reach his second ATP final, the most important of his career . , at 33 years old . In his ninth game in the tournament, sixth for the Spaniard

Bravo for the best, a Carlos Alcaraz which was imposed by 6-4, 3-6 and 6-3 in 2h.25′, falling back to the ground. Applause for the attempt stuffcourageous in his tennis even though he knows he is facing a tennis player who is in his hands to return to the world number 1. By playing in Rome, even if he loses him, he will have enough to dethrone Novak Djokovic in a few weeks, new Roland Garros.

Still uncomfortable with the lack of his usual victories and the aggressiveness of a rival to whom he lost. Roland Garros 2021, which he surpassed last time Wimbledon but needing to come back in a fifth set, Carlos Alcaraz has the ability to break out of complications and find the crack to slip through to completely tip the balance of the rivalry in his favor.

He did so to win his tenth ATP title, fourth on the course after Buenos Aires, Indian Wells and Godó. He has 29 wins in 31 games, 19 of 20 on land, 21 in a row in Spain, where he has not lost since he surrendered on his 18th birthday, in Madrid 2021, against a Rafael Nadal who has so far been the only Caja Mágica revalidator to add two of his five cups in 2013 and 2014.

Alcaraz, to Ferrero: “What will I do?”

Two initial double faults by Struff, ‘break’, 2-0 Alcaraz. A mirage. It was 0-3 of the Teutonic for 2-3, when Carlitos asked from far away on the other side “What am I going to do?” to his coach, Juan Carlos Ferrero, who succumbed to slogans and encouragement to push the Murcian. The German pressed the rest, he launched himself with his serve (some at 222 km/h.) and a love of the net. Constantly maintaining the tension on the Spaniard, who sometimes gets confused so quickly that he wants to go too.

“In tough times, we get tougher,” he told her ferrero. Nothing more said and done. From a negative streak of 0-3 (2-3) to bring it back to 5-3 and face a set that closed 6-4 after coming back from 0-40. He included a spectacular balloon at critical moments. The champion difference. Just 6 wins, twice as many unforced errors (12). But slightly in the sack.

The battle continued because stuff, the first ‘lucky loser’ (lucky loser) in a Masters 1000 final, remembers being No. 65 in the world, moving up to 28th place, needs a lot of tennis. That the second unit deserves attention. He put 4-1 in favor, defending in the fifth game, twelve minutes, his serve saved five ‘break’ balls. squeezed Alcarazanswered the Teutonic.

Set Struff, again to Alcaraz with more misses (10) than hits (6). In a very dangerous game, a more tolerable 9 and 10 for the German, respectively. In total, Murcian 12-22 and Struff 19-22.

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as usual Emil Ruusuvuori, in the opening round, in the third set. With the whip, suddenly, of the wind. Alcaraz, with all the responsibility on his shoulders, suffered as never before against a bright opponent. He came back with a 1-2 ball kick, basic and then he made the ‘break’ in a game of many carats for 3-1 and launched himself for the statue for the champion and the heel of 1,105,265 euros. A great finish. And as Carlitos points out, “the finals are there to be won”, as his paternal grandfather remarked to him since he was a child.

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