Alcaraz’s trouble is due to the deception of the world number 560 in Shanghai

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Carlos Alcaraz He is in great shape. There is no doubt when the winning streak is eleven wins in a row. But more merit and exemplary of his excellent current performance is the different paths he takes to fulfill his goal of passing the tournaments.

He used a more subdued but powerful register to defeat the Chinese Yibing Wu, para 7-6 (6) and 6-3 at 1h.39′. In the round of 16 of the Shanghai ATP Masters 1000, this Tuesday against a Frenchman, Gael Monfils or Ugo Humbertthat the game was postponed on Monday due to rain. The Murcian put on his overalls and avoided the trap of looking at his rival’s rank.


Yibing Wu He is number 560 in the world because, at the age of 24, he has accumulated so many consecutive injuries. He returned last spring after a seven-month vacation. He was number 54 in the ranking, but in this third round, his first duel with Alcaraz, he performed even higher than this ranking.

From the first point Wu showed his teeth. He plays tennis very well, with a lot of tactical sense. The ball runs so hard, it overflows easily. Very complete and courageous, the student of the former Cypriot player Marcos Baghdatis He put the recent ATP 500 champion in Beijing to the test, and he passed it well.

Alcaraz knows how to work hard, when he prefers to be more direct. He didn’t take shortcuts. He laid the foundations for success with the regularity demanded by the challenge of a surprising Wu, who made the most of a day of inspiration.

“Wu is regaining his level after the injuries. His level is at the top. He easily won against Jarrywhich was amazing and helped me be more focused,” said Alcaraz, who noted Wu’s 6-2 and 6-1 victories over the Chilean in the previous round. He noted that, which helped him figure that out .he has to fight number 560 like top-10.

“It was a very close match, only one break. The difference has been in small details, he has failed in key moments. And I have also played at a high level. His hitting ability is unbelievable, he is very fast. Of the There are few times that I didn’t dominate, that I was more focused on what he was doing,” Alcaraz confessed.


He suffered in the opening set, where he had two breaking balls in the ninth game that Wu took from him with a masterful serve. There was a tie, it was only broken by heads or tails of the tiebreak. At 4-5 Wu, he conceded an easy point (it was the parallel backhand, not the crossed one) to Alcaraz, and he paid dearly for it. Three points in a row from the Spaniard, 7-6 (8-6) in 62 minutes.

A relief for Alcaraz, who won by TKO ‘in extremis’. The overall balance is more in Wu’s favor, but the stars always have another resource when the situation gets tense.

The Murcian has a fundamental element of calm in the service, from which he did not suffer. He always secured it loosely, and did 11 aces. This allowed him to reduce the pain of the difficulties that the speed of the ball sometimes overcomes.

Confident in her tennis, backed by the results, Alcaraz delivered the coup de grace with a break for 3-2 in the second set. He knows how to walk to the conclusion with the same humility and dedication that such a tough match demands because Wu has a lot of games and is great. And Carlos knows how to adapt to a game he doesn’t like. He prefers to take the reins which he has to share too much for his liking.

Victory 100 on the Alcaraz hard courtfor 31 losses. Smoothly moving through swampy terrain, well overcome discomfort. Showing maturity. It comes out reinforced. He won like the greats, with attitude.

Source: La Verdad

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