Carlos Alcaraz he got a touch of attention at Roland Garros. Back to center court Philippe Chatrier and indoors, where he destroyed JJ Wolf in the opening round on Sunday. Three days later, it was like he was debuting again, he was on his way to sweep, but he was afraid of being disconnected.
The retractable lid stayed closed from start to finish. While Paris was bathed in rainwater, many matches were suspended due to repeated bad weather, Carlos Alcaraz went from one extreme to the other in a matter of minutes.
He defeated the Dutch Jesper De Jong23 years old and 176 in the world, from the previous stage, for 6-3, 6-4, 2-6 and 6-2 in 3h.08′. Alcaraz, 21 years old and no
He stated that his right arm has outgrown the former, as has his tennis. That despite missing a few matches on a minimal clay court tour due to a muscle injury, he quickly got into competitive shape. A speech he continued to express until he was short-circuited.
He flirted with the decorations, aware of his superiority, but on the circuit everything performed well, there were no concessions. That’s enough Alcaraz He would ‘leave’ the field for a few minutes like that De Jong will be shot. He showed his courage. He is bold and aggressive in his tennis. He approached the appointment as an opportunity and not a punishment. And he had a better time than he thought, scoring a 6-2 victory over Murcia.
“Give continuity.” “Positive, keep going, keep going.” Juan Carlos Ferrero, Alcaraz’s coach, supporting his student in a delicate start to the fourth set. Aware of his player’s loss of confidence, he worked overtime to do everything he could to help him regain his concentration.
Without Monte Carlo or Godó, only three games in Madrid, before a muscle edema in the forearm caused a second stop, the absence in Rome, Alcaraz experienced the dizziness of not having recent history to face an unexpected delicate that moment. Nothing is in the forecast to suffer with De Jong, who is playing his second Grand Slam, moving more into the Second Division of Challenger tournaments. It stopped him.
There is no shortage of character and quality. “Every point, every point,” he asked Ferrero. Alcaraz held, the responsibility of holding a De Jong who was not so loose that he was helpless also entered. Dutch is also not used to this kind of pressure and spends so much time playing with a big man that he needs help, massages on his thighs.
Alcaraz came out alive. Alarms go off, he turns it off. This will be a high-quality workout for stronger emotions.
He could meet again in the third round with the American Sebastian Korda, a few seasons ago an executioner in the land of Monte Carlo, against a tired Alcaraz and when he had not suffered the wrist injury that separated him from the leading group. Or there is the option of crossing, theoretically more comfortable, with South Korean Soonwoo Kwon. They had to wait until Thursday, rain canceled the sun on all slopes except the two main roofed ones.
Alcaraz can now breathe a sigh of relief. Difficulties also help to grow suddenly. There is nothing like a good scare to reflect and draw positive conclusions.
“The ranking is not important, in this type of tournament any rival puts you in trouble. You must be focused in every match, knowing that you have to play at your best level,” he said on the court. Carlos Alcaraz.
Source: La Verdad
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