Alcaraz left Kyrgios in the picture after his latest tweets about Djokovic and him

Carlos Alcaraz showed again on Monday that he is at the top of world tennis to stay. The Murcian defeated Matteo Berrettini in a great match in a high-voltage rivalry where he proved more and more adapted to the game on grass, one of his few pending issues.

For the world number 1 to qualify for the quarterfinals of a Grand Slam should not be surprising, although some have serious doubts. This is the case of Nick Kyrgios who, showing his usual bravery, made his prediction very clear before the start of the game.

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“I think the only person right now who can honestly unseat or mess with Novak in the grass is Berrettini… On grass you need a pump (the serve) to get some free points. If not, you’re in trouble,” he wrote on his twitter account.

The fact that the Italian scored in the first set (3-6) It also served for the Australian to blow his chest for his previous tweet.

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“My perception seems credible. Alcaraz is the ‘under dog’ (he has to lose) in this match” wrote in a new message.

Carlos obviously didn’t read this last message, but it seemed to have a revitalizing effect on him, since then he has raised his level to gradually remove a Berrettini from the path that has tried everything and showed that, after some very difficult months due to injuries, he returned to the level that led him to be in the top 10.

The Italian was more polite than Kyrgios was to Alcaraz, who he lavished praise on in the press room. “It was a very difficult loss. I played against the best player in the world, so I expected this kind of level.. At least I found a way to make him uncomfortable on the track,” he told the media.

“Carlos sometimes reminds me of Novak (Djokovic), because of his reflexes, because of his reaction.he pointed out.

For his part, Alcaraz will face his first quarterfinals at Wimbledon. He will have in front of him, on Wednesday, a fellow traveler, and a rival, from the basic categories. Another competitive rascal 20-something, Holger Rune, No. 6 in the world.

the danish survived two ‘match’ balls from Alejandro Davidovich in the third round, eliminated Bulgarian veteran Grigor Dimitrov in the round of 16 3-6, 7-6 (6), 7-6 (4) and 6-3. He turned the tide of the match from a disturbing 2-4 in the second set.

“It’s great that two 20 year olds are making our dreams come true by playing a few rooms together. It is good for tennis. We have played many tournaments since we were 12 years old in all categories. I will enjoy it for sure”, ie Alcaraz, who defeated Rune in the 2021 Next Gen ATP Finalsand withdrew through injury after losing to the Scandinavian at Paris-Bercy in 2022.