Carlos Alcaraz contributed 8 of the 13 points added by Team Europa, where he gave victory in the Laver Cup held in Berlin, opening the final day with a victory in doubles (with the Norwegian Casper Ruud) and closing in the final match defeating the American Taylor Fritzwhich he destroyed with extraordinary tennis.
The Spaniard, 21 years old and world No. 3, his rivals in Team Resto del Mundo in his Laver Cup debut, the tournament sponsored and managed by the Swiss. Roger Federerhappy to be the hero of this edition Carlos Alcaraz.
The team he joined last time Bjorn Borgwho will give his place to the French Yannick Noah (as John McEnroe in Andrew Agassi), there have been occasional failures, such as that involving Russian Daniil Medvedev, who went to zero. “I’ve done one of the worst sets of my life,” he was heard saying in one of his singles.
Both Alcaraz and Medvevede traveled from Germany to Beijing, where the China Open, the ATP 500 category tournament, continues without a break.
Medvedev He didn’t want to see Alcaraz after what happened at the Laver Cup. He admitted this in his public appearance in the Chinese capital. “Playing against Carlos is not easy, especially when he is on fire. I saw him in the Laver Cup. He played very well. His rivals had no chance,” he said.
If the prediction comes true, Medvedev He will face Alcaraz in the semifinals in Beijing. “We both come from Laver, it won’t be easy to win games. There’s the jet lag and other things. Our preparation is short. If we meet, it won’t be easy for Carlos,” he points out.
Medvedev will start against the Frenchman Gael Monfilswhile Alcaraz will have another French rival in the round of 32, Giovani Mpetshi Perricard.
“If I end up playing against Carlos, you know you have to put pressure on him all the time. That’s the only chance you have. This is the most important thing, you have to play your best tennis,” he concluded.
Source: La Verdad
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