Carlos Alcaraz continued in a steady stride in Madrid. The Murcian qualified this Sunday for the round of 16 of the Mutua Madrid Open after defeating Thiago Seyboth Wild 6-3, 6-3 in just an hour and a quarter.
Able to thrive on big stages and against high-profile rivals, The Brazilian has shown himself to be a dangerous and unpredictable opponent on the champion’s path to his third straight title in the capital. So it is.
With a good serve and powerful hits from the back court, Seyboth Wild put Alcaraz in trouble in the early games where the Murcian struggled to find his rhythm.
Everything changed in 2-3. That’s where the champion’s reaction began, gradually imposing his superiority to the confusion of his rival, who became more and more mischievous and more doubtful when trying to continue to hurt Alcaraz.
Two consecutive breaks allowed the world number 3 to close the first set strongly to the delirium of the large crowd that filled the court of Manolo Santana.
Seyboth Wild’s choices held the track at the start of the second race, but A series of unforced errors gave Alcaraz a break at the plate.
All faced the Murcian who, in full display, He once again broke his overmatched rival’s serve to go up 5-0.
That’s when Alcaraz took his foot off the accelerator and allowed the Seyboth Wild to generate points in three consecutive games.
In the ninth game there was no mercy and he closed an undisputed victory which allows him to face the second week of the tournament with the highest guarantee.
“Tiago has great level and incredible shots and he showed it on many occasions. I found myself very comfortable on the court and hitting the ball. Closing out the game wasn’t easy and I didn’t feel those nerves“Alcaraz declared at the foot of the track.
“I didn’t know how my arm would go up, but I didn’t have any discomfort and I felt amazing. From now on we will go up“added the Murcian, who will face his rival from last year’s final, Jan-Lennard Struff, in the next match.”I hope it’s like last year’s final. We know the level you have. “We’re going to have to buckle down and play at 100% because it will be an uncomfortable game, but I’m sure I’ll enjoy it.”
The German again showed good adaptation to the altitude of Madrid and He qualified after defeating Frenchman Ugo Humbert 7-5 and 6-4thus adding his sixth straight victory and the 50th of his career Masters 1,000.
In last year’s finals, Struff upset Alcaraz to win a set, although she lost 6-4, 3-6, 6-3.
In other matches of the day, Alejandro Davidovich paid dearly for his disconnect and lost to Andrey Rublev, seventh favorite. The man from Malaga dropped five set points in the first set and ended up losing 7-6(10) 6-4.
Holger Rune also said goodbye this Sunday. The Dane was unable to recover from a months-long slump and surprisingly fell to Dutchman Tallon Griekspoor 6-4, 4-6 and 6-3.
Source: La Verdad
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