Alcaraz leaves this Wednesday for a historic Under-21 at Wimbledon

Carlos Alcaraz He is six days younger than Holger Rune, with whom he will have the youngest men’s quarterfinal match in Wimbledon history today, which has never seen two under-21s meet in a semifinal match. The Spanish and the Danish are from the 2003 vintage, two examples of tennis players who reached the elite when from a very young age looked like cracks in the future.

The Murcian is ahead, as his world number one, who won the 2022 US Open, just opened his record on grass by winning the Queen’s ATP. He is seeking a third Grand Slam semifinal, after recently at Roland Garros.

runes It also runs fast, but not that much. He occupies the sixth place in the ranking, he lost his two previous appearances in the Grand Slam quarterfinals, both in Paris, the city where he established himself, even in the Masters 1,000 ATP indoor event at the end of the campaign. He was the champion in 2022 defeat Novak Djokovicafter defeating Carlos Alcaraz in the ‘semis’, who suffered a stomach tear on the first serve of the ‘tiebreak’ when he lost 3-6, 3-3.

“I want to change this record,” he said Carlos Alcaraz, which did not include his victory over the Scandinavian at the Next Gen ATP Finals, which has an experimental format and rules. Besides, because of the beating runes It has a double prize: stopping the rise of a generational rival comes with the icing on the cake of continuing to look forward to the final, his ultimate goal in the tournament.

“I’m ready to do great things, I want to play the final here, and preferably against Djokovic,” he repeated in the English capital.

He is convinced of his possibilities. He improved to the round of 16 at Wimbledon 2022, that was far from enough for him. runes premiered in the last edition with a defeat, against the American Marcos Giron. He lived in the present with the two ‘match’ balls he had Alexander Davidovich in the third round.

Yes Alcaraz He leaves his smile as his personal mark, runes He is getting a reputation as a ‘bad boy’. He doesn’t spare shouts or gestures, he loves a fight. Controversial was how he erased the mark of the ball in a match Davidovich in Madrid or did not announce a clear double dribble in a clash with Fran Cerundolo. He gives nothing, he takes everything he can.

“As a child I was very nervous,” recalls the Murcian, pointing out that “everyone is different. I don’t know if your temperament is a limit to growth as others say. Maybe help him in that way . Everyone has their own personality, and this is what I want to have”.

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The tennis player from El Palmar explains his first memory of runes. “We see him in Mallorca sub-12, we played together for the first time there. At that age we were the best. We got along, we were in the semis of that tournament. We shared some good moments. I’m glad to see us now , who is 20 years old, is competing in a Grand Slam quarterfinal. It’s great to see that we are fulfilling our path”.

runes said Alcaraz that “he has always been a passionate player on the court, with a lot of energy. He now has a great forehand. I see it as before. Is the same Carlos. It got better very quickly.” And he recalled the doubles they played together at sub-14 Les Petits As. “I wish we could do it again, but now we have a battle to solve.”

runes thief Alcaraz “his left-handed shot”, while the student of Juan Carlos Ferrero will remain in the Nordic “his backhand. My backhand is not bad, but his is good.”

This will be the fifth game between the Alcaraz, who admits to having suffered at first because of the significance of the ‘Cathedral’. “I don’t know how he manages his nerves, but he might be more nervous than I am,” he said. Carlitos.