Tears over losing the gold medal at the Olympic Games in Novak Djokovic. The racket hit the ground four times until it was destroyed, a sign of frustration on the way to defeat Gael Monfils at the Masters 1000 ATP in Cincinnati. Training in New York, before the start of the US Open. He sprained his right ankle, the same reason he dropped out of the Rio tournament at the start of the season. A bumpy trajectory these past few weeks, already Carlos Alcaraz want to change now. He wants his revenge at the US Open, which opens next morning in Spain on Wednesday at one o’clock.
The Spaniard, 21 years old and world No. 3, wants to forget the bad streak of failure and return to the successful path of Roland Garros and Wimbledon. He won his last fourteen Grand Slam singles. Back to where it all began, when he won the 2022 US Open and debuted at No. 1 ATP.
Semifinalist in 2023, he is once again positioning himself to win what would be his fifth ‘big one’. It appears, logically, in the forecast along with Novak Djokovicthe now controversial No Jannik Sinner because of the positive for doping later acquitted and Alexander Zverev or Daniil Medvedev.
The Murcian returned to the electric atmosphere generated at the Arthur Ashe Stadium during the afternoon session. The noise, also the arrival of artists and other VIPs for ‘showtime’.
The focus is on Carlos Alcaraz. Most people didn’t even hear it Li Tu. Chinese name and surname, where his family comes from, more attached to badminton. His parents moved to the city of Adelaide in Australia, where today’s Spanish rival was born. It’s only his second Grand Slam. The doors of the first were opened because of his nationality, as a guest of the Australian Open. lost in Feliciano Lopezon his return to the professional tennis he had left.
At 18 years old, victim of a difficult transition from good results in the youth system to the lack of satisfaction entering the seniors. He went to university, but kept his involvement with racket as a junior coach. Whoever was the rival Thanasi Kokkinakis in his country, who lived and competed Nick Kyrgiosdecided to try again in 2021 after six years.
At 28, number 186 in the world, he made it through to the previous stage of the tournament. He admitted, on the ATP website, that he cried when he saw himself stroking the pass, after winning two match points. He remembered his mother, who died of cancer two years ago. He dedicates every personal advance to her.
Source: La Verdad
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