Carlos Alcaraz repeat presence in the quarterfinals of the Australian Open. It did not pass this barrier in 2024, which was passed by the German Alexander Zverev. He has one more chance, next Tuesday against the winner of the rivalry between the Serbians Novak Djokovic and the czech Jiri Lehecka.
Alcaraz, 21 years old and No. 3, sent a devastating message to Djokovic in case the expected draw prediction comes true, and they meet again in the quarterfinals. He is ready, very confident and in physical and tennis shape.
In addition, you will arrive fresh at the appointment. He defeated the British Jack Draper, 23 years old and number 18, ni 7-5, 6-1 and retirement of the Englishman, physically tired from the marathons held in the three previous rounds and the demands demanded by Carlos Alcaraz, of a lot of continuous speed and level.
“I’ll watch it, for sure while I’m working with the physio,” Alcaraz said of the duel between the ten-time tournament champion, Novak Djokovic, and the candidate, the Czech, Jiri Lehecka. With peace of mind having done their preseason homework and their four games played in this edition at Melbourne Park. The calmness of not experiencing any setbacks before facing the hypothetical challenge of Djokovic (quarterfinals), Zverev (semifinals) and Sinner (final).
He sharpened his aim at the cost of a Draper who paid for the 12h.34′ he accumulated on court after three five-set marathonsdouble in Alcaraz (6h.11′). The executioner from Murcia on the lawn of Reyna, last season, he lost for the third time in duels on hard court. The student of Juan Carlos Ferrero He commanded from the start, with more legs and inspiration. More complete, everything depends on him.
And so it is, for good and not so good. Alcaraz struggled to get the break, for the fifth time. At 5-2 he made it clear that he was in charge, but he was involved in a terrible ninth game, with two double faults (five in the first set), which made it difficult for him to suffer a ‘break’, entering the a few minutes of excitement, hurry up.
Afraid of disconnecting her, she teased him but quickly dodged. He didn’t disappear. He took the line back, continuing the command. 5-0 run to end the set and take a 3-0 lead in the second.
Between the two actions Draper requested medical assistance. Aching all over, tired, and without any choice against a merciless rival, doing his job. Although it is not pleasant to see a partner, especially if the personal relationship is the best, in a bad state.
Draper left after an hour and a half, Alcaraz qualified for the quarterfinals with a good personal feeling. Ready for what’s to come. The statistics already say: he does not fail against lefties in the Grand Slam (9-0), or when he wins the first set (55-1).
In the quarterfinals for the 10th time at the Grand Slam, at the level of Boris Becker, Bjorn Borg and Mats Wilander as under-21. At the Spanish level it exceeds 9 presence of Juan Carlos Ferrero and Manolo Orantesfollow behind Rafa Nadal (47) and David Ferrer (17).
He is still on track to become the youngest player in history to have four ‘greats’ under his belt. He had to conquer Melbourne Park, he wanted it now.
Source: La Verdad
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