One is retreating, the other is in full swing, Rafael Nadal and Carlos Alcaraz They presented this Thursday for the last time on the court the wonderful relay of Spanish tennis. An alignment of stars yet to be resolved decided one day that the greatest Spanish athlete of all time, Nadal, won 22 titles of grand slam14 of them in Roland Garroswill be followed by another prodigy called to occupy another prominent place in the history of tennis, Alcaraz, who already has four ‘greats’ at 21 years old.
Has not been published since Olympic Games in ParisNadal reappeared in Six Kings Slam from Riyadh (Saudi Arabia) just a few days after confirming that he will be putting his racket down in Final 8 of the Malaga Davis Cupwhich is scheduled for November 19 to 24.
The million dollar exhibition (6 million dollars for the champion, 1.5 million guaranteed for the six participants) served to pair Rafa and Carlos as rivals for the last time, whose physical and tennis display led them to a logical victory (6- 3, 6-3) to be played on Saturday (8:00 pm) the final against the world number 1, the Italian Jannik Sinnerwin against Novak Djokovic in a very tough first semifinal, 6-2, 6-7 (0) and 6-4. Kings give way to princes, their superior heirs.
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Without a competitive shot since his loss in the 2nd round of the Games against Djokovic, Nadal showed a very good version, with great mobility and accurate punches, but the dynamite of Alcaraz and the legs of the Murcian had extra range and was very concentrated To avoid any spark from Rafa, Carlos won with a solid double 6-3.
If the crossing between Murcia and the Balearic Islands makes sense, the match for third place is on Saturday (6:30 pm), another tribute to remember, a Nadal-Djokovic which became a great tennis classic as another special chapter of rivalry experienced within the ‘Big Three’ next to the swiss Roger Federer: The Serbian and the Spanish played 60 official matches, with a slight advantage for ‘Nole’ by 31-29.
In part, due to its unexpected loss in the 2nd round of US Open against the Dutch Botic Van from ZandschulpAlcaraz has regained his strength on the court and has accumulated 14 wins in his last 15 games including two played in Riyadh.
Carlos will try to continue the streak against Sinner, whom he leads (6-4) in his previous matches after defeating him by comeback in his last three games, throughout the year, the semifinals of Indian Wells Masters 1,000 (1-6, 6-3, 6-2), the semifinals of Roland Garros (2-6, 6-3, 3-6, 6-4, 6-3) and the recent final in Beijing (6-7, 6-4, 7-6).
Source: La Verdad
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