The launch of the 22nd edition of the Madrid Masters 1000 had great claims and the popular and media pull they generated, especially, Rafa Nadal and Carlos Alcaraz, main standard bearers of the event, accompanied by fighter Ilia Topuriapresent in the Caja Mágica.
While the Spaniard, winner of 22 Grand Slams, continues his specific and measured filmmaking to continue his competitive roadmap, Alcaraz was constantly looking for sensations that would dispel the suspicions that his right arm had generated.. Both worked out on the venue’s outdoor courts. Another day at the office.
Alcaraz has a date set with fighter Ilia Topuria. They are part of the show and In an octagon set up in one of the outer courts of the Caja Mágica they exchanged specialties. First, the tennis player engages in hand-to-hand combat in martial arts with the fighter who shows him some of his skills. Then, racket in hand, they rallied informally on the court.
The convening power of the two is great. It doesn’t matter if it’s a training session, informally, in one of the outdoor fields. The punch exchange between Rafa and Carlos was a massive wake-up call. The public crowds around the game to monitor anyone’s progress and physical condition.
The Murcian winner of the last two editions of the contest, exercised in the morning session. He increased the intensity to measure the state of his arm. He showed no signs of going back to his set-up and indicated positive feelings.
Alcaraz completed a new training session without any setbacks, the second in Madrid, with his coach Juan Carlos Ferrero.
The reigning champion is optimistic and assured of his presence in the competition. “There are still days before my first game. I trained with more intensity and things went well, with good feelings. I don’t want to rush, I don’t want to mess with myself and say I will play one hundred percent and I will win, because I don’t know yet and I don’t know. willing to accept anything. But right now, with what I’m feeling right now and the mentality I have, I can play three or four games normally.”
Nearby was Rafa Nadal who was fully involved in an intense day of practice. The Spaniard sped up to adapt and improve in the tournament he has won five times. Another step, after Barcelona, where he reappeared after overcoming the hip injury he suffered at the beginning of the year in the Brisbane tournament, towards his great goals of the year, Roland Garros and Paris 2024 Olympic Games.
Alcaraz and Topuria witnessed part of the 22-time Grand Slam winner’s session. Nadal, who trained for two hours with Czech Jiri Lehecka, came to the corner to congratulate them both, amid huge expectations from the crowd. The one formed by the Murcian and the fighter and the one monopolized by the Balearic Islander in his court.
Rafa Nadal is in a hurry to present his performance in Madrid, where he will face his twentieth appearance. He will face young American Darwin Blanch on Thursday16 years old and invited by the tournament organization.
Source: La Verdad
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