He left New York very upset about not being able to defend his US Open crown. After the defeat in the semifinals against the Russian Daniel Medvedevhe needed a long vacation surrounded by family and friends to oxygenate himself after a long and unprofitable trip to North America.
A few days from the daily routine, even without neglecting the physical thing, and back to work with his coach and confidante Juan Carlos Ferrero. With renewed vigor and energy to tackle their first Asian tour, return to the calendar once the mandatory coronavirus break has passed.
Doubtful premiere against Yannick Hanfmannlogically because of the long time away from the competition, take off against Lorenzo Musetti. Within days, he was taking back the ferocious cruising pace he imposed on his games, tiring out opponents and adding to his impeccable stats this season.
At 20 years old, he notched his 61st victory this season. Amazing. Only seven losses. Six more titles on his record. And there’s still a long way to go as the Shanghai ATP Masters 1000 comes next. Later, it’s back to Europe for the fireworks Basel, Paris-Bercy and the ATP Finals in Turin.
In his eyes, the trophies and recovery of the world number one taken from him Novak Djokovic, not in Asia. In Beijing at the moment Alcaraz He has already increased his score by 180 points after reaching the semifinals. This is the twelfth time he has reached this round, in fourteen tournaments. He was left only in Rome and Toronto. Amazing regularity for his age. A sign of that age he expressed as a distinct sign of his progress this year compared to the previous one.
He beat the Norwegian Casper Ruud24 years old and world number 9, ni 6-4 and 6-2 in 1h.45′. This Tuesday, 1:30 pm, he has a semifinal match against the Italian Jannik Sinner or the Bulgarian Grigor Dimitrov, back to a central court he missed in his quarterfinal match. On Wednesday the competition closes with the final. On the other side of the picture there is a conflict between the Russians Daniel Medvedev and the german Alexander Zverev. A level box.
The one shown by Murcian. He has not seen Casper Ruud since the final of the 2022 US Open, which he defeated for the fourth time in as many matches. He was superior, and he showed it. At work when he had to roll up his sleeves, with great brilliance once he took control heading into the ‘semi-finals’.
He paid for not winning the first game, where he had five break points. After fifteen minutes of fighting, Ruud survived, gaining confidence. It got a little messy Alcaraz, which looks like 0-3. He didn’t even flinch, trusting his tennis and a track record with his rival that claimed he was unhurt.
A slight 5-0 (5-3), and that’s it. At 55 minutes, the first set was 6-4. Bullish trend strengthened below. Ruud didn’t give up, Alcaraz had to bail him out by hitting harder and with more skill. He broke the Norwegian, with a clear limit.
He is a great player, not in vain that he played in three Grand Slam finals, but not superlative. He has lost all eleven of his matches against top-3 opponents, all 25 sets played against them.
Under normal conditions, Alcaraz is another step up from Ruud.
Source: La Verdad
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