Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner had a rest day this Wednesday after their first round victory the previous day.
Both took the opportunity to train and prepare for their second commitment, to a preparation session where both happened and had a happy moment.
Alcaraz was on the court with his brother when, after a kick from it He turned to Sinner to say, “Be careful Jannik, this one serves more than you.”
The Italian’s reaction to the joke of the Roland Garros and Wimbledon champion is not visible in the video, but I’m sure he nodded a lot at his friend’s ‘trolling’, which in recent days he has defended after being acquitted of a double positive for clotebol during the Indian Wells tournament.
“It’s a very delicate topic, it’s a very serious topic. I think… there is something behind all this that many people don’t know, surely. Even I, I don’t know, so it’s very difficult to talk about it. He tested positive, but there must be some reason why he was allowed to continue playing that we don’t know. So, I can’t talk much more about it,” he said in a press conference.
“At the end of everything he came out innocent, they found him innocent, so we have Jannik in the tournament and I don’t think there’s much more to talk about, I don’t have much more to say on the subject,” he added.
Alcaraz will return to action against Dutch Botic Van de Zandschulp28 years old and No. 74 in the ATP ranking, in the second round of the US Open. The match is scheduled for Thursday local New York time, although early Friday central European time.
Alcaraz is back to star status at Arthur Ashe Stadium. If he opens the afternoon session against Australian Li Tu, he will close it against Van de Zandschulp.
It’s time to get up early or extend the night party to watch the match of the Murcian, who will be looking for his sixteenth straight Grand Slam victory, against a rival he has beaten twice, in Basel 2022 ( 6-4 and 6). -2) and Australia 2021 (6-1, 6-4 and 6-4).
Alcaraz will race around 3 a.m. in Spain from Thursday to Friday. You’ll have to wait for the women’s singles, which opens at 7 pm/1 am, between Japan’s Naomi Osaka and Czech Karolina Muchova to finish.
Source: La Verdad
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