Carlos Alcaraz At the age of 20, he is number 1 in the world because he acts like that in moments of maximum demand and pressure, as evidenced by the fact that he won 14 of 18 tiebreaks this year and 50 of 79 throughout his short career.
The Murcian player, already in the quarterfinals of the Toronto Masters 1,000, advanced two rounds in Canada thanks to his solvency when he found himself against the ropes. Not in vain, he added three of his four sets at Sobeys Stadium after a sudden death decision in his favorand clear too.
Against the American Ben Shelton he closed the match with a 7-3 tie break after winning the first set 6-3 and in the early morning the Spaniard returned against the Pole Hubert Hurckacz and, after losing the first set 3-6, won the tiebreakers of the next two by 7-2 and 7-3.
It is becoming clear in situations like waterfalls without a net, Alcaraz is very reliablewhich is one of the characteristics of great champions.
The numbers don’t lie and the student of Juan Carlos Ferrero, who by the way in Canada is managed by Antonio Martínez Cascales, he is 14-4 this year in 18 tie-breaks in his 53 ATP matches.
In his 18 ATP tiebreakers this season, the man from Palma has won 116 points and lost 78 and more importantly the 8-6 he endorsed against Novak Djokovic in the second set of the Wimbledon final, a key point as it prevented the Serbian from going 0-2 in sets and gave the Spaniards the wings to end the occupation that Grand Slam title.
Alcaraz, who in 2023 has an impressive baggage of 49 wins and only four losses in the ATP, has found the key to normally be successful in those situations. “I’m looking for points when you normally play more cautiously for fear of losing the set or match“said the young tennis player from El Palmar earlier, who this Friday will face the American Tommy Paul in the quest to reach the semifinals in Toronto.
It’s his tonic and because he’s on the circuit his sudden death figures show a favorable 50-29.
Source: La Verdad
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