Darwin Blanch He won his first point in the ATP ranking at the age of 14 years and 5 months, at the M15 ITF tournament in Villena. He was ahead of Carlos Alcaraz, with whom he had been many times in that town of Alicante, where the Juan Carlos Ferrero Tennis Academy.
Alcaraz arrived from Murcia, Blanc passed through Thailand, Argentina, the United States, Australia and Taiwan, deciding in 2022 to settle in the center where the Spaniard lives. He also used to be at the Rafa Nadal Academy.
“It’s crazy to be able to train with someone like that Carlos Alcaraz. “He gives me advice,” he told the International Tennis Federation (ITF).
Semifinalist last season at Roland Garros and Wimbledon in the junior category, he is determined to compete as an American, even though he has Spanish roots and moved halfway around the world following his father, Ernest, senior officials of Coca Cola. At 16 years old, he is one of the firm promises of this sport.
“I have talked to Alcaraz many times during this tournament and those conversations motivate me. He said to me, ‘keep going, good job.’ He is a great person. We are very good friends, we have a good connection and I admire him a lot,” he means.
Both also met at the Mutua Madrid Open, albeit in practice. Now they do so as teammates in the main draw of this Masters 1000 ATP.
The draw held a surprise for Darwin Blanch, 1,020th in the ranking and in the competition thanks to an invitation from the organization. It will be released on a legend 21 years older, Rafael Nadal.
His reaction when he found out the result of the hype live went viral. “Guys I play Nadal, wtf” (guys, I play with Nadal and the expression what the fuck, something like fuck, what are you telling me no, as his face also reveals.
This is his second match on the ATP Tour. He debuted a few weeks ago at another Masters 1000 ATP, Miami, losing to Czech Tomas Macchac 4-6 and 2-6. He competed on clay in ITF tournaments (Third Division of professional tennis), with a first round of 16, losing to one of his three brothers, Dali Blanch (21 years old), and several semi-finals later , lost to Spaniard Diego Augusto Barreto.
Ulysses Blanch He is the older brother, they follow him Dali and Krystal, the smallest is Darwin. Although he is 1.90 meters tall and has a right hand that can break the ball. A trajectory to follow since his rivalry with Rafa Nadal. Of contrasts.
Source: La Verdad
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