It’s probably the latter. Time will tell and, more importantly, the decision you make. Rafael Nadal with its calendar for the weeks leading up to the Davis Cup. But everything indicates that the conflict of this Thursday (8:00 pm) against Carlos Alcaraz This will be the last rivalry between the two on a track.
It is in another land like Six Kings Slam which is taking place this week in Riyadh (Saudi Arabia). An unofficial indoor hard court tournament with six of the best rackets in the world where Alcaraz made his debut this Wednesday in the quarterfinal round to meet in the long-awaited duel against Nadal in the semifinals. He did it in a resounding 6-4, 6-2 victory over Holger Rune.
It is in a match played with the highest seriousness that the six million dollars with the winner of the tournament taking home, double the prizes at stake in the US Open. But, since then, Alcaraz has shown himself to be much better than a Rune who could not find a way to understand his service and paid dearly for his concessions.
Alcaraz is full of funespecially with a superbly focused backhand from the start. With him he found the first break ball of the game at the beginning of the match which forced Rune to work hard. The Dane managed to save his serve and both players grew with him as the match progressed, with flashes of magic from the Spaniard lifting the crowd from their seats.
But nothing moved until 4-4, a moment when, in another point of magic, Alcaraz lured Rune to the net to outrun him, position himself for a break point and hit a fantastic right cross that put by 5-4 on the scoreboard. This was the start of a 6-4 for the Spanish.
This affected the resolution of the set for Rune, opening the door for his kick-off in the second set. Alcaraz, launched, releases passings, rights and points of all colorsbroke his rival’s serve to head swiftly into the second set where he cruised ahead. He never suffered in his service.
The opposite happened to Rune, who again suffered in the fifth game of the set. He tried to stay in the match based on the setbacks, but Alcaraz responded with a huge save to seal 4-1 which was the beginning of the final close of the match: a comfortable 6-2 that puts the Spanish in the semifinals.
This Thursday, at 8:00 p.m., the final match between Rafa Nadal and Carlos Alcaraz will be held. The Murcian, shot and in great form, will be a strong favourite against a Balearic player who returned after his break after the Paris Olympic Games. At the top of the draw, another top-level semifinal duel between Novak Djokovic and Jannik Sinner.
Source: La Verdad
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