Carlos Alcaraz is heard at Roland Garros. He turned off the alarms announcing that he was definitely in the match for the Musketeers Cup. Not for the obvious reason of being a little closer by reaching the quarter-finals, but because he has underlined a state of form that is close to an opponent for any goal he sets.
A notice to Novak Djokovic, Jannik Sinner and Alexander Zverev, if you happen to run into them on the way to the Musketeers Cup. A direct message to his next rival, the Greek Stefanos Tsitsipas, which also has a step made: five confrontations, five victories, the last one definitely in the quarterfinals of Roland Garros, by 6-2, 6-1 and 7-6 (5). They will meet again next Tuesday.
No doubt. Alcaraz, 21 years old and world No. 3, wears a compression mesh on his right arm because his physiotherapist recommended it, Juanjo Moreno, although he brushed aside fears of a recurrence of the muscle injury in his forearm, as it did in Madrid, his trial with casualties in Monte Carlo-Barcelona and Rome.
Physically liberated, tennis was never a problem. Go from zero to a hundred with ease. But he was able to do it calmly because his needs in film production coincided with the needs of his rivals. Jump quality against Sebastian Korda Two days later, he confounded expectations by tying the Canadian Felix Auger-Aliassimefinalist from Madrid, 23 years old and number 21, 6-3, 6-3 and 6-1 in 2h.20′
He equaled the North American record for winning his first challenge on land. From 0-3 to 3-3, distribution of victories. A trend that reflects the rise of Alcaraz and exposes the decline of Auger-Aliassime, which had Rafael Nadal in the same scenario in 2022. The differences between the student of Juan Carlos Ferrero and the tennis player until recently advised byTony Nadal they have expanded.
Alcaraz continues at the highest level, despite a complicated tour of the dirt because of the pain in his forearm that hit his right hand, his hammer. Because his particular talisman is leftovers. And he nailed it in this tournament. The best sign for him and a reason for opponents to warn.
He reached the quarterfinals of Roland Garros for the third edition in a row, and even the semifinals of 2023 are not worth it US Open 2022 and continued inside Wimbledon 2023. He doubted whether he would arrive in time. He confirmed to himself that it was. Enough.
She swept Auger-Aliassime as she began to convert her chances in the opening set. He won 2 of 8 break balls, although he added seven in a row that didn’t show the difference in the game. At the break of 5-3 the panorama became clearer. The Spaniard, a constant hammer.
When the job was done in the second set, 3-2 and serve, the match was stopped for almost nine minutes because Auger-Aliassime He left the center to get treatment for his lumbar area. He avoids retreat, not Alcaraz’s offensiveness or his own disbelief and limitations.
Alcaraz, in the quarterfinals for the sixth consecutive Grand Slam in which he participated. He has not failed in this round since the round of 16 at Wimbledon 2022. He is not at the Australian Open 2023.
You have everything in place to receive on Tuesday the 4th Stefanos Tsitsipas, World no. 9, finalist at Roland Garros 2021 and whose work increases if he maintains his men’s doubles schedule, with his brother. Petros, and a mixed double, with his companion Paula Badosa. The Greek defeated the Italian Matteo Arnaldiexecutioner of Andrey Rublev, through 3-6. 7-6 (4), 6-2 and 6-2.
Source: La Verdad
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