Unusual reaction Carlos Alcaraz, 21 years old and world No. 3, against an opponent that is traditionally a sign of trouble. The American rebuilt them Tommy Paul 27 years old and No. 13. Wimbledon eliminated the champion in the quarterfinal, but the Spaniard acted like the reigning king of the All England Club that he was, and gradually destroyed his rival, until he was knocked out. From less to more, time management, without being imprudent.
Alcaraz celebrated the victory in a Track 1 destroyed, with the bottom completely bare. They are earth. That led to pretty bad boats. Some caused occasional cursing from Murcia, but that incident did not deter him from a very ambitious goal. It ended up adapting to different playing conditions than the middle, which was faster and had more regular grass.
He wants to become the ninth professional to crown the revality in this tournament from one year to the next, the thirteenth in history to complete the double Roland Garros-Wimbledon. He knew he would suffer, but he was getting closer to victory.
He defeated Paul by 5-7, 6-4, 6-2 and 6-2 in 3h.11′, indoors because of another rainy day. About seven o’clock in the evening in London, eight in Germany. One hour before the start Spain-France of the Eurocup in Allianz Arena in Munich. On time, because Alcaraz didn’t want to miss it.
This is Alcaraz’s sixth semifinal at a Grand Slam, in fourteen appearances, the last seven. Among the Spaniards, he was just ahead of him Rafael Nadal (38) and Manolo Santana (8). Match your coach Juan Carlos Ferrero and his coach in the Olympic team and the Davis Cup, David Ferrer. Both retired with six.
An amazing streak for an under-21, the youngest Grand Slam champion on three different surfaces: hard court (US Open 2022), grass (Wimbledon 2023) and clay (Roland Garros 2024).
He has time to prepare for the semifinal, which is on Friday. In between, two days off. He will repeat the duel with the Russian Daniel Medvedev. Surprise. Even knowing the Muscovite category, the forecast pointed to No. 1, the Italian, as the favorite. Jannik Sinnerwho suffered dizziness in the third set and bid farewell to revenge in the Roland Garros semi-finals.
Medvedev won by 6-7 (7), 6-4, 7-6 (4), 2-6 and 6-3 in four hours. Appointment with Alcaraz, the seventh in their series, which is 4-2 for the tennis player from El Palmar, that twelve months ago he dominated the triple 6-3 in a field where he has accumulated twelve consecutive victories.
He correctly suspected electricity Tommy Paul who replaced him on the Queen’s record, having had eight consecutive victories on grass. They are 2-2, always on hard courts and never in Grand Slams. Big chance, dominance of an Alcaraz who is in normal condition, in shape and in the best of five sets, is a few steps ahead.
He had a bad time at the start, when he found himself 5-7 (hour and twelve minutes into the set), 0-2, losing 15 of the last 20 points in that state of the match. Only 1 of 9 break points was achieved. Suffering But, as has been the case in previous rounds, the soundest Alcaraz emerged from the complications.
He shot, took the initiative with a greater point of aggressiveness. Paul He will go to the limit, there will be no more danger. The Spaniard dislocated the American, he did not stop until he completely destroyed the American. Well done Alcaraz, has everything to go on to success. It is in your hands, it depends on yourself whether your personal state is optimal.
Source: La Verdad
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