between Carlos Alcaraz weak in the US Open and the start in the Davis Cup and settled in the Laver Cup half deep. The Spaniard, 21 years old and world No. 3, continued the foundation of his successful triptych of Roland Garros, Wimbledon and Olympic silver. Having regained his best spirit, physical power and mental clairvoyance, the Murcian sets out to conquer China. He is now fully in the fray of the ATP 500 in Beijing, having fought a fierce battle with the Russian. Karen Khachanovwhich he defeated 7-5 and 6-2 in 1h.36′.
The result can be misleading. The playing time also doesn’t do justice to the work Alcaraz had to lose for the fourth time in his career Karen Khachanov, 28 years old and world No. 27, who for a long time endured the brutal pace of whipping imposed by the student of Juan Carlos Ferrero.
It took Alcaraz 64 minutes, two breaks in nine chances to make it, to tie the opening set. They hit the ball with violence, traveling at dizzying speeds from one side of the net to the other. There was subtlety too, with surprising drop shots from Charly. And if not, they are accompanied by millimeter balloons. He persevered until he broke the resistance of his brave rival, a disciple of the native of Madrid. Pepo Clavet.
3-2 on serve didn’t pay off, as he suffered a break of serve, but Alcaraz didn’t concede in the latter part of the set, with 3-0 making it 7-5.
The player of El Palmar He is used to playing at one hundred percent for many, many minutes. It’s more expensive for a high-level tennis player, although less intelligent than a super star like Alcaraz. This one keeps the rhythm, the demand. The time came that it was too much for Khachanov, who deserved an outstanding grade for tennis and attitude, but the honor roll was built by Alcaraz himself, who sealed the classification of more resources and accelerated his actions .
Khachanov asked a lot, Alcaraz gave more, repeating the semifinals of his debut at Beijing 2024. The way he plays, the way he dominates his opponents, he wants a fourth title of the season, after Indian Wells, Roland Garros and Wimbledon.
Although there is a problem in the Chinese capital, because the painting invited it. This Tuesday, 10 am Central European Time, cross over to Russian Daniel Medvedevwith the Italian removed Flavio Cobolli 6-2 and 6-4. And it will be signed on Wednesday. He has his sights set on the event’s reigning champion, the Italian Jannik Sinnerwhich has a Czech in the quarters Jiri Lehecka and in the semis he will face Andrey Rublev or Yunchaokete Bu.
There is still plenty of fabric to be cut in this ATP 500, which will be followed non-stop by the Shanghai ATP Masters 1000. Alcaraz dominates Medvedev 5-2 on record, winning the three most recent encounters, including this year’s Indian Wells final (7-6, 6-1) and the Wimbledon semi-finals (6-7, 6-3, 6-4, 6-4).
Source: La Verdad
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