Alcaraz heated up his day and night show with a long-suffering bruiser in the second round of the US Open

You have to close the night shift. No problem. He ends up humming the song ‘Vagagundo’ by the Colombian singer Sebastian Yatra, friends and spectators in the stands. Repeat at dawn in New York. Better. More electric atmosphere. Better show, connection with fans.

The US Open has decided that its third game will be in reverse time. Arthur Ashe Stadium opens at noon. Artificial lighting bulbs give way to a day of justice, casting annoying sun and shadows on the track.

Unimportant. SA Carlos Alcaraz as if they were playing him twenty-four hours a day on ice, cotton or potholes. When he smiles, it’s a sign that he’s ready, and there’s a juicy goal in front of him, nothing can stop him from enjoying and cheering him up, especially if the second actor, in this case, the Englishman Daniel Evans, collaborates in implementation. of spectacular plays, so spectacular for their variety and difficulty. So much inventiveness and hand. A monologue at the beginning that turned into a beautiful duet recital over time.

A blessing for the more than 23,000 spectators who filled the Arthur Ashe Stadiumalso for its protagonists, because they went to the locker room convinced that they did a great job, that they stewed the best in the competition, from themselves.

suffered Carlos Alcaraz, because the responsibility is on him, but it is a pleasant suffering, which is part of a Grand Slam. If not, ask Novak Djokovic who came out happier after coming back from two sets down Laslo Djere. What is more expensive, tastes better.

And Alcaraz dropped his first set at this US Open, but rallied in the round of 16. He passed a level test as Evans, an experienced 33-year-old tennis player and world number 28, recently won the ATP 500 in Washington, offered heroic resistance.

He beat all Alcaraz because of his good form. Won 6-2, 6-3, 4-6 and 6-3 in 3h.10′. An extraordinary game, a great reaction. On Monday, in the round of 16, against an unexpected opponent, the Italian Matteo Arnaldi22 years old and number 61 in the world, executioner of another Briton, Cameron Norrie28 years old and nº 16, of 6-3, 6-4 and 6-3.

“We have made great points, it has been fun,” Alcaraz loudly confirmed what he saw.

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Alcaraz, the best, the good and the bad. Alluring to a busy start, sweeping. Any other opponent would have resigned, this was not the case with Evans. On the contrary, he looked for solutions. He decided to risk the most danger. Stop thinking, accept face to face. He went to the limit, and it worked for him. No wonder the third set was lopsided, he only made unforced errors.

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Alcaraz persevered, until he made the point that the matches were unbalanced. He made it 4-2, the crucial ‘break’ of the fourth set, with a parallel forehand coming from the other side of the court, after stumbling. With common faith and flying legs, he made the impossible possible.

What a great game. Alcaraz gained momentum at Flushing Meadows. They forced him to give more, he gave. Without doubt or confusion. Applies himself and shows off his massive arsenal.