Carlos Alcaraz defeated the Serbian 6-4, 6-4, 6-0) Miomir Kecmanovic at 1h.49′. Alexander Zverev He spent four hours and five minutes to defeat Cameron Norrie in the fifth set supertiebreak, 7-5, 3-6, 6-3, 4-6, 7-6 (10-3). Two very different ways of meeting in the quarterfinals of the Australian Open on Wednesday.
“I think I did everything well. I will have my opportunities if I continue playing like this. He has played long five-set matches. It is going to be hard for him physically,” the Spaniard summarized on the court.
These words were conveyed in German at his official press conference. Zverev sent a message to Alcaraz: “It’s not like in the US Open, where I’m dead. It’s better if you play less, but I’m not dead. My fitness is not the same as in the US Open. I hope the match is very different. , to be honest” , he says.
He referred to the quarterfinal match of US Open 2023, where Alcaraz won 6-3, 6-2 and 6-4. The Murcian destroyed the German, with whom he has a negative balance of 3-4, as he lost the first two when he entered the circuit, as well as in the quarterfinals of Roland Garros 2022 and the last ATP Finals in Turin.
Charlie has been imposed on Zverev before New York, twice in the Madrid tournament: 6-3 and 6-1 in the 2022 final, 6-1 and 6-2 in the round of 16 in 2023. The three Murcian victories, huge.
“I think going to Rod Laver Arena at 7 pm for the quarterfinal against the world number two will also give me extra energy,” added Zverev, who in the second round had to overcome Slovakian Lukas Klein, in four and half an hour.
Source: La Verdad
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