Alcaraz got his revenge on Paul in a dramatic and endless match in Cincinnati

Carlos Alcaraz He had to suffer a long time to avenge last week’s defeat, in Toronto, against a rival that has always meant problems for the Spaniard: the American. tommy paul26 years old and No. 13, a toothache for any rival and especially for the number one on the tennis planet.

In an American tour of ups and downs, of pursuing the best tennis with more dedication than brilliance, at the age of 20 Alcaraz is also surprising in how he copes with difficulties. He is no longer the teenager who can suddenly break down, forget about a meeting for a long time. He clings, and somehow, to the track in any adverse event.

He gritted his teeth to scream revenge. He sealed it after 3h.09′ of piecework on the track, more than five hours of total work. Continuous alternatives in the game and on the scoreboard. A tug of war with a lot of physical and psychological exhaustion. With strong winds and three stoppages due to rain, the demand level increased.

Won Alcaraz by 7-6 (8-6), 6-7 (0-7) and 6-3. A merit classification for the quarterfinals of the Cincinnati ATP Masters 1000, where he equaled his best result. In 2022, he surrendered to the British Cameron Norrie, This Thursday he will face an unprecedented rivalry with the surprising Australian Max Purcell, which comes from the previous stage. Defeated by the 25-year-old, No. 70 ATP, the Swiss veteran Stan Wawrinka by 6-4 and 6-2.

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He Alcaraz-Paul It has dramatic overtones, with a lot of emotion. The protagonists hold many elements, they spread emotions with their competitiveness and resistance.

Rain has been central to the entire relaunch of Alcaraz, that he suffered a massive bump in the tiebreak of the second set, which he reached after 15 minutes of play in which Paul trailed with three match points.

A never-ending struggle to gain control at every point. The initiative of the game as an obligation to break the rival. Lots of aggressiveness in hitting, quick movement. Fast speed, great quality.

The Murcian, who needs to reach the final to keep the world number one without having to see if Novak Djokovic advance or not heading into the final day, he had to come back from 2-5 in the opening set, make three ‘against breaks’ in the second.

Many times down on the scoreboard, but not far. He reversed that trend in the third. First ‘Break’ for peace of mind. At 3-2 a brief interruption on the field due to rain. Later (4-3), a storm brought the main characters to the locker room for an hour.

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They went back to warm up. Alcaraz just came out, new downpour.

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The next attempt was also ephemeral: it gave just that Alcaraz win their game (5-3). More rain, third back to the players’ room.

After 53 minutes, the resolution. In the fourth match point, the drive of Paul went to the net. Alcaraz, go ahead.

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