“The disconnections are still there, obviously, but one thing is disconnections and another is not fighting it. One of the big things that I have to improve is those disconnections, that they happen as little as possible or that they last as little as possible,” he reflected. Carlos Alcaraz for the ups and downs that accompany his Wimbledon 2024 competition, which are part of his career and which he wants to correct over time.
He corrected those moments of doubt, of concessions to a rival that ended up being bold, against the American. Frances Tiafoe and the french Ugo Humbertthat leaves two and one set on the way, respectively.
Another gap from the quarterfinals onward could be dangerous, even if he is a specialist in ending matches in a fifth set, having already corrected a small crisis at Roland Garros both in Jannik Sinner as in Alexander Zverev. But this is playing with fire and it doesn’t always turn out well.
AND Alcaraz He came to Wimbledon to retain his crown, win his third Grand Slam, second after winning Roland Garros. No other result is worth it. Today, Tuesday, they will go to the semifinals, around 4 or 5 in the afternoon, in a disruptive setting, not suitable for mistakes.
“If they give me a choice, I prefer to play outside if there are good conditions: sun, no wind. But if I am indoors I adapt,” he said. Alcaraz about competing indoors, something repeated in this edition due to the rain. The forecast defines its new look.
It seems strange, but a defending champion is scheduled to appear in the middle in one round until the quarterfinals. Wimbledon, which split men’s and women’s singles, decided to join Jannik Sinner and Daniel Medvedev for the main stadium.
Another factor that would have favored Alcaraz is unclear, since his opponent is American Tommy Paul, has never played on “the most iconic court in tennis”, as he himself described it. If it always impresses, especially in the premiere, that Alcaraz himself has suffered in his time, now more accustomed to the ‘Cathedral’.
Although nothing is more dangerous for the Murcian, 21 years old and number 3, than himself. Tommy Paul, 27 years old and number 13. The background indicates that he is one of the opponents whose tennis can do the most damage to the Spaniard, which corresponds to his vocation to play an aggressive game. “The style of both of us. People love Alcaraz for his tennis, I also enjoy his matches,” says the American.
They are 2-2 on record: Alcaraz won two of three in 2023, in Miami (6-4, 6-4) and Cincinnati (7-6, 6-7, 6-4). He lost in Canada (6-3, 4-6 and 6-3, where Paul was better in 2022, then 6-7, 7-6, 6-3.
This is their first confrontation on grass, a surface where Alcaraz hatched in 2023, where Paul claimed, beating the record of to Queen In Spanish. He has a nine-game winning streak.
A fascinating meeting. Alcaraz wants to see the semi-finals and, if possible, before nine o’clock in the evening (an hour less in London) ESpain-France of the Euro Cup.
Source: La Verdad
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