Alcaraz, big Wimbledon semifinalist running on Rune

Carlos Alcaraz clarified who is the current number one of the new generation. If he leads the absolute ATP ranking, it will be because of his rapid growth that he is embedded in the best, who will compete with Grand Slam champions like the Serbian Novak Djokovic or who will be his next rival, the Russian Daniel Medvedev.

The Murcian runs at such a high speed, that his competitor has not been able to follow in the generation Holger Rune. The first full under-21 quarterfinal match of the Wimbledon men’s professional era was won by someone six days younger, but more sportingly mature.

Alcaraz gave a full tennis lesson to runes, which he defeated 7-6 (3), 6-4 and 6-4 in 2h.20′. On Friday they will be in their first Wimbledon semifinals, third Grand Slam, with the Russian Daniel Medvedev27 years old and No. 3, of American origin Christopher Eubanks 6-4, 1-6, 4-6, 7-6 (4), 6-1. Both places in the final will be a matter between Serbian Novak Djokovic and the italian Jannik Sinner.

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Alcaraz competed better than runes. Both are loaded with talent, but the Murcian has more power and experience in best-of-five sets. Winning the US Open title is important, speaks of his stratospheric progression. He is one step higher than his 20-year-old teammate and world number 6.

It is evident in the details that the equality of a set and a half is not balanced. The tug of war of the initial set, with the tension of knowing each other since they were 12 years old and the importance of the appointment, ended in a ‘tiebreak’ with a double fault from runesthe first of four consecutive points added Alcaraz, which he finished with an excellent return from the parallel backhand. The Spaniard roared, yelled like a man possessed, releasing the tension, celebrating a blow as brilliant as it was important.

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continued to do everything right Alcaraz (35 winners, 13 unforced errors), biding his time. It also came with some mischief from the opponent, who missed a clear smash. He threw the ball almost at his feet. Break the ball caught by the Murcian, which devours the main points. 5-4 and take out for 6-4. In the Spanish account, the failure in that sleeve is 0.

The performance since he came back from a ‘break’ ball in the opening game of the event, was one of nerves. He raised it, no concession to Rune, disarmed with the regularity of a Alcaraz higher, closer to the goal suggested when arriving in London: the Wimbledon final. With a small number of points he decided his fate. They are all his in one way or another. It’s huge.

The Queen’s ATP grass champion made more history. He is the seventh Spanish male tennis player to reach the penultimate round of this Grand Slam, after the champions Rafa Nadal and Manolo Santana, Andrés Gimeno, Manolo Orantes, Roberto Bautista and Manuel Alonso. The eleventh counts the champions Conchita Martínez and Garbiñe Muguruza and the finalists Arantxa Sánchez Vicario and Lili Álvarez.

In 20 years and 72 days Alcaraz he is the youngest semifinalist of the tournament since then Novak Djokovic, who entered in 2007 with 20 years and 47 days. He gave a great show to the guest of honor in his box, the NBA star Jimmy Butlerwith whom he forms a friendship based on mutual admiration.

There are no limits, there are ten consecutive games dominated on grass, the surface on which he lost to his next opponent, Daniel Medvedev, executioner in the second round of his Wimbledon debut by 6-4, 6-1 and 6-2. They were a different time, very different. This season the Spaniard defeated the Russian in the final on the hard court in Indian Wells 6-3, 6-2.

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