Unexpectedly, because the track record indicates the opposite, but it is Shanghai ATP Masters 1000 He doesn’t know about prophecies. On the contrary, it destroys them all. The scramble of favorites also reached the first in the list of candidates for the title, the Spaniard Carlos Alcaraz. However, he had one of the worst results of his great season.
After reaching twelve semifinals out of a possible fourteen, winning six titles out of eight finals played, Carlos Alcaraz He stayed in the second round, something that happens only for the second time in this campaign, after the second round in Rome, where he is already thinking about Roland Garros.
This was not the case in Shanghai, where he arrived with preparations for the semi-finals in Beijing and the intention of accumulating more points to get closer to the world number one than trying to overtake Novak Djokovic. He left with 90, when the target was 1,0000 for the champion.
A bad personal day combined with the efficiency of his time called ‘Baby Fed’, compared to the best Roger Federer. The Bulgarian Grigor Dimitrov32 years old and world number 19, showed his known quality and maintained it until the end to win 5-7, 6-2 and 6-4 in 2h.10′.
The central European lighted up, a light went out Alcaraz irritable, giving some signs of mental exhaustion. There are many expectations that the boy from El Palmar has placed on himself, who, let’s not forget, is 20 years old. Even with the abundance of Grand Slam titles and world leadership, learning continues to hold all kinds of events. Another complicated week, a day without an angel.
The rush allowed him to salvage the opening set, where he went 4-0, 16 points from 21, to overcome a 4-5 deficit and serve. Dimitrov. It turned out to be a mirage. The explosive and accurate Alcaraz lasted several minutes. He immediately returned to irregularity, he did not feel sure of himself.
He persevered like a fighter and as Dimitrov has a well-deserved reputation for often failing in extreme situations. But Alcaraz helped, Grigor He saw the weakness of the Spaniards and he grew up to be the Masters champion of his time. He is good on the serve, especially on the opening court, and he defends himself very well with a sliced backhand. He was the first player with a doable one-handed backhand Alcaraz this course.
Dimitrov didn’t even hesitate to close. He didn’t feel fear, or even pressure because Alcaraz, obfuscated, failed to print it. Not even with a favorable balance of three previous victories, without giving up a set. two this year, in Madrid and Queen’s. Charly suffered his ninth loss of the season, where he continues to lead in wins at 6-3.
Dimitrov was excellent, designing a cross with the Chilean Nicholas JarryArgentine winner Diego Schwartzman by 6-3, 5-7 and 6-3.
The Murcian, to rest, and attack the end of the season at the ATP 500 in Basel, the ATP Masters 1000 in Paris and the ATP Finals in Turin. Many prizes are still up for grabs, as well as number 1 with Novak Djokovic, whom he is due to meet again in Paris and Turin.
Who will win in Shanghai? It’s complicated to see how they ended up Carlos Alcaraz, Daniil Medvedev, Jannik Sinner, Taylor Fritz and Casper Ruud. In the top-10, only Andrey Rublev survived, who will play in his round of 16 against American Tommy Paul.
Source: La Verdad
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