There is no way. Champion at Roland Garros, silver medal at the Olympic Games. But on the other side of Paris, on the opposite surface of the clay, Carlos Alcaraz could not find the formula. He once again fell into a rather cursed tournament, both because of how his season started and because it continued to be a problem for him.
He will also not have a prize for his fourth participation. He will leave before his time. In the second game, out. Eliminated in the round of 16 by the Frenchman Ugo Humbert, 6-1, 3-6 and 7-5 in 2h.16′. Party at the Accor Arena in the French capital, a nightmare for the Murcian, although he fought his poor performance in this event, this Masters 1000 ATP.
He touched on the return where one day, when he was young, he cried because the fans were fierce on him to give strength to their player. Hugo Gaston. He once again felt the strength of over 10,000 people supporting one of them. It didn’t affect him as much as it did when he debuted, even with his genius he occasionally received applause from the audience, but he wasn’t comfortable with his worst element, the combination of the fast hard playing surface indoors .
On the contrary, the best ally for Humbert, 26 years old and world number 18, champion this year in Dubai and Marseille, finalist in Tokyo. He avenged his defeats Wimbledon and the Davis Cup of Valencia against Carlos Alcaraz. The slower court of the Valencian ‘Fonteta’ made it possible a week ago for the Spaniard to win by double 6-3. In Paris the ball flies, it took away from the Murcian. The Frenchman’s straight and direct hitting, boosted by his serve, helped the prospect visit the net at will.
Humbert allowed himself to recite a 26 minutes scored 6-1 against Alcaraz, as happened at Wimbledon, although then there was worldwide Murcian dominance. On a streak he is a dangerous player because he has a lot of talent. He lacks consistency, although the psychologist’s work is noticeable. He withstood the pressure like a titan in the resolution of the third set. He turned the Paris fan’s passion into a blessing for him and, finally, hell for Alcaraz, who surrendered his service to give up the fight.
He had done everything to achieve a comeback, but “Ugo, Ugo, Ugo”, the French national holiday, prevailed. Alcaraz struggles in this particular competition.
He had a 13-1 run in Paris, then Roland Garros and the Olympic Games., suffered another home defeat. Five participations, a slight balance of 5-4. The 2022 quarterfinals, where he was injured against Holger Rune (another bad experience), will continue to be his best result.
What remains, however, is the best and most transcendent. Carlos Alcaraz, 21 years old, was in ATP Finals in Turinfrom November 10 to 17, without knowing if it will come as number 2 afterwards Jannik Sinner or in position no 3 if Alexander Zverev He snatches it in Paris until the finals.
And the student of Juan Carlos Ferrero It will close with the Final 8 of the Davis Cup, in Malaga from November 19 to 24. Bye bye Rafael Nadal.
Humbert has a date in the quarterfinals this Saturday against the Australian Jordan Thompson. Both will treat it as an almost unique opportunity.
Source: La Verdad
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