Carlos Alcaraz, 21 years old and world No. 3, he is already looking for Malaga, where Rafa Nadal leads the first training sessions of the Spanish Davis Cup team. His hours in Turin are numbered.
He was eliminated after losing in two sets against an untouchable Alexander Zverevunless Casper Ruud doesn’t show up for his game tonight. This result gave the Spanish a chance to survive if the Russians Andrey Rublev Norwegian Casper Ruud lost in two sets on the night, but it wasn’t like that either because he would lose a three-way tiebreaker to them due to a worse percentage of games. It’s always 3rd.
Alcaraz is -6, compared to Ruud’s +3 and Rublev’s -8. If the latter beats Ruud, he will be second in the John Newcombe Group. The first was deservedly won by Zverev, who also avoided crossing over with the No. 1 and local idol Jannik Sinner. He will play this Saturday against the American Taylor Fritz.
The German, 27 years old and world No. 2, knocked out the Spanish, 21 and No. 3, 7-6 (5) and 6-4with another display of power. He is on a streak, has eight consecutive wins including his ATP Masters 1000 title in Paris Bercy, closed the ’round robin’ with 3-0, without giving up a set, kept his serve intact in all three matches.
He gave the first break points of the tournament to Alcaraz when he tied the semifinals (he needed one set) with favorable results of 7-5 and 4-2. He took them back because he was good.
He knows the terrain very well, he was the ATP Finals champion in 2018 and 2021. He put his record with Alcaraz (6-5) in his favor. which he has surpassed in the ranking to remain world No. 2.
Alcaraz tried throughout the tournament, but the cold really hurt him. Stomach pain, breathing problems (he used the nasal plaster again) and chest tightness They were overweight in their debut match Casper Ruud. Losing in two sets, the first set 1-6, left him on the brink of a resounding KO.
He improved physically, he raised his tennis player against Andrey Rublevbut it was not enough against an impressive Zverev. On a positive note, a hopeful development for the Davis Cup, with days ahead to consolidate this promotion. He Spain-Netherlands It’s next Tuesday.
Alcaraz struggled against a superlative Zverev, who had to save seven break points, the last in a set, to reach the tiebreak. The Murcian made another effort from 2-5 in the same one, but this time the magic wand belonged to the German.
Alcaraz always caught up, also from 0-2 in the second set. He tried hard, but Zverev wouldn’t let him. Complicated week for the student of Juan Carlos Ferrero. As they both said, “it’s not a good time to be sick.” There’s no need to risk it on an outstanding Sasha either.
Alcaraz had to wait, Casper Ruud might not show up for the match, due to any event, such as an injury, which would miraculously open the door to the semis for the Murcian. You already have tickets to fly this Saturday to Malaga, chip change at the ATP Davis Cup Finals.
Source: La Verdad
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