Carlos Alcaraz This Wednesday he will play his first quarterfinal match at an Australian Open, a Grand Slam tournament in which he is participating for the third time, having missed 2023 due to a muscle injury in his right leg.
He will face the German Alexander Zverev 26 years old and world No. 6, whom he will meet for the eighth time. He is one of the few players who still has balance against him. He was 3-4 with one from Hamburg, leading 2-0 when the Murcian, now 20 years old and No. 2, has landed in the circuit.
Most recently, in 2023 Zverev defeated Alcaraz in the group stage of the ATP Finals in Turin 6-7 (3), 6-3 and 6-4. Months before, the story was reversed, where the one from El Palmar swept the quarterfinals of the US Open by 6-3, 6-2 and 6-4, as well as in the round of 16 in Madrid ( 6-1 and 6-2). ).
In 2022 there was an even distribution: Alcaraz first won the Madrid final, 6-3 and 6-1, but Zverev got revenge in the Roland Garros quarterfinals: 6-4, 6-4, 4-6, 7-6 (7 ).
The best will meet in the semifinals with the winner of the clash between the Russians Daniel Medvedev and the polish Hubert Hurkaczwhich will be performed in the local session of the day on Wednesday, not before 03:30 in the Spanish morning.
Carlos Alcaraz and Alexander Zverev They will know the result, because they will close the day. They risk landing in Melbourne at dawn. It will be around 11 am Spanish peninsular and central European time, 9 pm at the Rod Laver Arena.
A program suitable for the European fan, the least liked by Carlos Alcarazthat on the first day, when he found out the same schedule in front of Richard Gasquetmeans “the playing conditions are good, but I prefer to play during the day, when everything is more organized.”
The organization also did not respond to the wishes of Novak Djokovicwho preferred 7:00 pm and were forced to play against Taylor Fritz early afternoon, with a thermometer at 30º C.
The Australian Open decides based on its own needs. Logically, the Alcaraz-Zverev This is Wednesday’s star game. And it has to follow the feminine Kalinskaya-Zheng, that will open the afternoon session at 9:15 am because their team’s ‘semi’ is the next day, and they still need a time margin.
In this panorama, if they reach the semifinals, on Friday, Djokovic will play the 4:30 am and Alcaraz, the 9 am match. This would be the logical thing.
The final is scheduled for 9:30 am on Sunday morning.
The tournament was covered on television by Eurosport. You can also follow him on live streams and information of Mundo Deportivo website.
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Rod Laver Arena
Not before 3:30 am
Hubert Hurkacz (Pol/9)-Daniil Medvedev (Rus/3)
(09:15 hours)
Anna Kalinskaya (Rus)-Qianwen Zheng (Chn/12)
Alexander Zverev (Ale/6)-Carlos Alcaraz (Esp/2)
Source: La Verdad
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