Carlos Alcaraz He showed at the Laver Cup in Berlin that he has recovered tennis from his double at Roland Garros and Wimbledon, from Olympic silver at Paris 2024. He is ready to overcome the pending non-repudiation issue at the end of the season.
He is very helpful, with two incentives on the horizon that will help: an ATP Finals in Turin where he sees himself with possibilities and the Final 8 of the Davis Cup in Malaga, wanting to lift the ‘silver salad bowl’ with Rafael Nadal.
Five days after becoming the hero of Team Europe in Berlin, Alcaraz began his path to the ATP 500 in Beijing, rebelling against all the opposition he found to reach the round of 16, against the Dutchman. Tallon Griekspoor28 years old and number 39, which he has beaten three times.
Before his confrontation, with the professionals, with a rival from his generation, from 2003, 21 years old. The French Giovanni Mpetshi Perricarda ‘gunner’ who is 2.03 meters tall, capable of combining the best and the worst in minutes. Very punchy and aggressive.
Alcaraz, world No. 3, dominated the No. 51 with confidence. He did not let go of the reins. Expired 6-4 and 6-4 in 1h.21′. The Murcian was resounding, taking advantage of his rival’s nerves, in his first match against a top-10 team, to make an early break that earned him the first set.
It wasn’t easy to seal it as Mpetshi Perricard was encouraged to continue attacking with her one-handed backhand. And he boosted his powerful serve. Delivered at 240 km/hexceed 230 km/h at other times. A physical wonder, although Alcaraz also has many, who also have more technical resources.
The Murcian was 0-40 when he served for a set. And the first problems came. The ‘warning’ came for a delay in serving time, 25″. In the referee’s equivalent, the Romanian Raluca Andrei, He immediately dismissed the first serve as a second warning for overtime.
Alcaraz couldn’t stop, and he went straight to the chair umpire. “I don’t know how to play tennis like this. This is not tennis,” the Murcian told him. He insisted: “What is this, a 100 meter dash?” “You can’t play tennis this way,” insisted the Spaniard. He closed out the set in 44 minutes;
He is awake, but Alcaraz is activated more, with the help of an irregular Mpetshi Perricardwho opened the second set with three double faults that marked the break for the Spaniard. This is the sentence.
Alcaraz did not give his opponent a chance. He is in shape, he wants to get revenge at the China Open, where he lost in the 2023 semis against the Italian. Jannik Sinner, current champion and who he will face this time in the final.
Fifth in a row, he won all nine sets played since crashing out in the second round of the US Open. In total for the course, 44 wins out of 53 games. Mpetshi Perricard suffered his sixth loss in his last seven games. Contrast the dynamic.
Source: La Verdad
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