Carlos Alcaraz chatted with Roger Federerhe gave advice to Stefanos Tsitsipas, he fraternized with his captain Bjorn Borg. He enjoyed the first official day of the Laver Cup competition in Uber Berlin. However, he was disappointed when Friday ran out. As dawn broke, the 21-year-old from Murcia experienced the bitterest part of the competition between Team Europe and Team Mundo. He knows defeat. Not as strong as a Grand Slam, without a doubt, but a mark on his wish list in this debut tournament that captures the essence of Ryder Cup golf, championed and led by Federer.
Carlos Alcaraz He made his Laver Cup debut forming a duo with the German Alexander Zverev. The world number three and two in the individual ranking, respectively, lost to the Americans Ben Shelton and Taylor Fritz by 7-6 (7-5) and 6-4.
After opening day, tables. Europe and the Rest of the World are 2-2. This is the appetizer, on Saturday victories are worth two points and on Sunday, three. It will be the heavyweights’ turn in the singles, and Alcaraz is ready for revenge, this Saturday.
His smile never faded as he made the most of his experiences in this special competition, but Alcaraz didn’t want to lose Parcheesi just yet. He came trained in doubles, a modality he played in the Olympic Games Rafael Nadal and recently played in the Davis Cup with the specialist Marcel Granollers of the ally.
However, his start with Zverev was chaotic. So the Spaniard experienced the first break of the match for 1-3. The American ‘gunners’ took refuge on serve, faster on a fast surface, until Fritz hesitated and lost the advantage at 4-5. Everything was resolved in the ‘tiebreak’, with the USA service leading.
The best in the background, Alcaraz, doing something silly. The most explosive, Shelton, untouchable in his serve and also showing genius. Another break, suffered by Zverev in the ninth game of the second set, ended the match.
Alcaraz will not leave with a score of zero. He is more than eager to continue the competition this Saturday. Everyone had a good time, but more so than those who won the battles.
Ben Shelton is a common partner on the ATP Tour with Alexander Bublik, Taylor Fritz won Olympic bronze with Tommy Paul. Two top players who also performed well in doubles. And they found their natural tennis power enhanced by the surface’s top speed.
Source: La Verdad
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