See it to believe it. The champion of Roland Garros and Wimbledon. Fifteen consecutive games without a loss at the Grand Slam. He cried for silver at the Paris Olympics, smashing his racket on his way to defeat Gael Monfils in Cincinnati. That was more than a temporary tantrum. That failure signaled an upset that was confirmed at the US Open.
Carlos Alcaraz suffered a great disaster. Because it was unexpected and because of how it was created and confirmed. Quarterfinalist in 2021, champion in 2022, in his first victory of the four ‘big ones’ he had, semi-finalist in 2023. In this edition he crashed in the second round.
This is his worst Grand Slam result since he got the result at Roland Garros and Wimbledon 2021, when he was debuting in this type of event. Since then, they have not lost in three sets.
He left New York to apologize, as more than 20,000 spectators pushed the Murcian, 21-year-old and world No. 3, hoping he would find the formula for a breakthrough that never happened. fell 6-1, 7-5 and 6-4 in 2h.19′ before the Dutch Botic Van de Zandschulp, 28 years old and world number 74.
It has been a very demanding season for Carlos Alcaraz, who went from the clay of Roland Garros to the grass of Wimbledon, to return to the Parisian clay for the Games, where the defeat against Novak Djokovic In the end he did the damage. There was a lot of effort, almost more emotional than physical, and the Murcian head was not enough this time.
He never found that tool. He wants to smile, connect with the public, de-dramatize the situation, but there is no fun because there is no energy. He opened the miracle option by recovering in the third set at 3-3, but he didn’t believe it because he felt empty. He contributed to the fight for honor, but without conviction.
Some help is needed, but Van de Zandschulp He had a magical night. It is illuminated. Very good. 6-1 in 30 minutes to start gave him the necessary peace of mind to produce his best tennis. And he passes a lot of serves and forehands.
It never came back Carlos Alcaraz score 0-2. He also failed to do so for the eighth time. This is a difficult blow, as it destroys many objectives. Right from the US Open to a world number one it becomes very complicated. The Italian Jannik Sinner will have more distance, the German Alexander Zverev will surpass him and he may not be able to keep the third place, which will be taken by Novak Djokovic or Daniil Medvedev.
Carlos Alcaraz needs air, whose next stop is in Valencia for the final group stage of the Davis Cup, from September 10 to 15. It’s time to recharge our batteries, renew hope to avoid last year’s mistake, when it ran out late in the course.
Source: La Verdad
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