Carlos Alcaraz He returned to the men’s professional circuit by sending a new notice of authority to one of his generational rivals. The rivalry between the 20-year-old players fell on the side of the strongest, a world number one succumbing to the left-handed ‘gunboat’ American Ben Shelton 6-3 and 7-6 (3).
Without the usual Murcian brilliance, but with that plus stabilizes his leap of maturity. He knows how to win a game that is stalled, with almost no rhythm because the rival explodes the ball and he himself suffers some ups and downs due to more than two weeks out of the circuit.
First date on the North American hard court tour, he debuted his locker at the Masters 1000 ATP in Canada. He debuted in 2022 yielding to tommy paul in Montreal, it premiered in Toronto in a better mood and a different reality. More accomplished as a player, a collective wonder.
Although his short-term goal is to repeat what he did in 2022, his success at the US Open, which he expects in New York from August 28 to September 10.
He arrived in North America with untouchable status, once again king of Wimbledon after the Serb was dethroned Novak Djokovic in an epic comeback. He left the grass knowing only victories, after twelve games.
with the of Shelton her official streak was thirteen, as the ATP Tour did not add the two individual victories she had in the Hopman Cup, a mixed team competition in which she paired with Rebeka Masarova.
Counting them there are fifteen, a career record at the highest level of Alcaraz, who will continue the official quest on Canadian soil. If he beats the Polish Hubert Hurkacz (26 years old/world no. 17), whom he had already beaten in the Miami 2022 semifinals, equaled his official record for the best streak: it was his 14th victory, equaling a streak of ten -four on clay that gave him the titles of Godó in 2022 , Madrid and stood in the quarterfinals of Roland Garros, when the German Alexander Zverev stopped him.
Alcaraz has not known defeat since he surrendered, also in Paris, against Novak Djokovic in the semifinals of 2023. He flew on grass, he wants to continue doing so on hard courts. It is a good opportunity to stay up late or wake up early, depending on everyone’s personal situation in a month like August, which opens up more options due to its vacation nature.
The appointment is one o’clock in the Spanish morning from Thursday to Friday, seven o’clock in the afternoon in Toronto. Although Alcaraz may also face the worst enemy, an unstoppable rival: the rain. The weather forecast announced storms during the day, as it proved at the start of the day on Thursday, which stopped the match they were playing in the second set Davidovich and ruud.
There are many incentives and factors to deal with. For challenges, this Alcaraz with invincible mode is activated.
Source: La Verdad
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