Carlos Alcaraz He knows how to respond to a bad start at the Indian Wells ATP Masters 1000. Nervous from a recent ankle injury, lacking a competitive background and facing a title defense, he suffered early with the Italian. Matteo Arnaldithat he submitted 6-7 (5), 6-0 and 6-1.
“I was a little surprised by the conditions, which are completely different from those during the day. I train during the day, in the sun and heat, and the ball moves differently at night. After the first set I began to understand everything. ,” reflected by Murcian, 20 years old and world No. 2, after a complicated beginning.
He found himself in slower playing conditions in the afternoon session. The ball was not as lively as in his training sessions.
He has to reschedule his tennis today, Sunday, because the organization has changed its program. From entering the first game at six in the afternoon to facing the second no earlier than 1:00 pm, in the heat of the California desert sun.
At 9 pm central European time, avoiding early mornings for fans, Carlos Alcaraz will face the Canadian Felix Auger-Aliassime, with whom he is 1-3 on the record. Battle in the third round, for a place in the round of 16.
The world number 1, the Polish, will open in the center Iga Swiatekagainst the Czechs Linda Noskovaat 11 local time, 7 pm Spanish peninsular time.
Next (although not before 9 pm), it’s Carlos Alcaraz’s turn. It has passed Auger-Aliassime in the quarterfinals of Indian Wells 2023 by 6-4 and 6-4. A good test against someone who used to be a real nightmare on the track.
The American, in decline because he is the idol of his country in winning the 2022 Davis Cup, is 3-0 up on the Spaniard, whom he defeated in the quarterfinals of the US Open 2021 (6-3, 3-1 and withdrawal), the group stage of the 2022 Davis Cup in Valencia (6-7, 6-4 and 6-2) and the Basel ‘semi-finals’ (6-3 and 6-2).
The men’s tournament is televised on Movistar Plus+. You can also follow him live at Mundo Deportivo website.
Source: La Verdad
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