Alcaraz survived a long and rocky debut in Cincinnati

Carlos Alcaraz is having a busy trip to North America. His road to defending the US Open, starting on August 28, continues to present obstacles on a daily basis. Not only because of the irregularity itself, because it did not reach the tennis level of a Wimbledon champion, or the fight of the rival. There are also circumstances beyond his control, but he must deal with because they are sometimes part of tennis.

At the age of 20, he continued his apprenticeship, however ambitious it was. Explosive and expansive in nature, he is also getting used to wearing overalls, finding a path to success even without his usual brilliance.

The biggest is that because they overwhelm in their best moments, they also don’t fail when they suffer. Here’s how the Murcian survived a long and meaningful Masters 1000 ATP debut in Cincinnati.

He added his fiftieth victory of the season, defeating the Australian jordan thompson, 29 years old and world number 55, 7-5, 4-6 and 6-3 in 3h.02′ of the match, where a 22-minute stoppage due to rain should be discounted for the real game with 1 -1 on the marker. In the beginning. Time that Alcaraz took advantage of to join the public in making waves, waiting for the delicate chirimiri to subside that wet the lines, making it dangerous for fear of slipping.

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This is an anecdote of an ugly day for a tennis player with an obligation to win. More than four days after suffering a loss in the quarterfinals in Toronto, against the tommy paulthat he will be with Cincinnati again this Thursday, in the round of 16, if the American meets his appointment with the Frenchman Ugo Humbert on Wednesday.

At one o’clock in the local morning he left the track with relief Carlos Alcaraz. The wait to jump on it has been long. A lot of wear was noticed on the stands. From the tree to the missing units according to the hands of the clock indicated the next day’s entry.

Alcaraz fought back with 26 unforced errors in the first set, the ups and downs he hasn’t gotten rid of in weeks. The right one, his hammer, doesn’t work. There are so many mistakes in his precious weapon. This causes some anxiety in Spanish, anxiety. Juan Carlos Ferrero has joined the team to direct the technical operations he commanded Antonio Martinez Cascales.

Facing a rival he has never escaped, a veteran, a guerilla fighter and no deadly racket but a complete game and a visit to the net, problems multiply. Shot after three previous games went through the previous one and were eliminated John Isner, Thompson stood up.

Nerves may have been with him when he was 4-2 and ball for 5-2 in the first set. He recovered Alcaraz, who on the ninth break ball broke the opponent’s serve. 7-5 was an almost unexpected prize for the Spaniard, who almost turned away at another 2-4 in the second set. He regained the ‘break’ for 4-5 and served, but served it out for 4-6.

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It is not complicated in the third. ‘Break’ input. He controls the serve. It was enough to seal the tie, with a fighting Thompson never leaving. Alcaraz He left an unpleasant day. On reaching the final he got the world number one. If not, check it out Novak Djokovic, which reappears at one o’clock from Wednesday to Thursday before a dangerous Spanish Alexander Davidovich. In a Spanish last Thursday already.