Carlos Alcaraz features this Tuesday (7:30 PM) at the Rotterdam TournamentFirst appointment after its removal from the Australian Open quarterfinals against Novak Djokovic.
Contest against Botic Van de Zandschulp begins, a difficult rival to this kind of clues and will also support them. Undoubtedly, a high challenge for the Murcian, which will have the opportunity to take the Dutch rematch the Dutch caused at the last US Open.
On that occasion, Van de Zandschulp came out in second round 6-1, 7-5, 6-4 to a stranger Alcaraz who has lived his most surprising and difficult defeat in a Grand Slam.
Previously, Roland Garros and Wimbledon Champion won 6-4 and 6-2 with 16 of Basel ATP 500 in 2022 and in the first cycle of 2021 Australia Open, where it was his premiere In a final picture of a good (6-1, 6-4 and 6-4).
In addition to the Alcaraz executioner in the US Open, Remembering Van de Zandschulp for being the last player who faced Rafa Nadal on a tennis track. It was in the final stage of the Davis Cup, when the Dutch won a double 6-4.
Alcaraz, who is on Rotterdam for many days by preparing an appointment after giving Davis Cup play, He will try to assert his condition as a favorite, a condition he has after resignation to the current champion and world number 1, Jannik Sinnerthat he considers the best today.
“It’s crazy what you do. I understand that people discussed who the best between us two, but For me and for the players playing against him, Jannik is definitely the strongest“Murcian revealed his appearance before the media.
“Jannik will lose 4 or 5 games a year, he has no upbringing. In each contest in which he or she participates, or reaches the final or raised the trophy“The Roland Garros and Wimbledon Champion added that it has appreciated Italian absence.
“Losing a sinner? I understand, I know how hard it is to stay healthy after a grand slam where you need to reach the end. I guess I didn’t feel ready to play another contest soon, that was wise“He explained.
In case of winning, Alcaraz will be measured in the second round, against the winner of the match to deal with Italian Andrea Vavassori, from the previous stage, and Felix Auger-AlassimeThat came to Rotterdam the whole way after adding his second weather title to Montpellier.
Holger Rune, Lorenzo Sonego, Pedro Martínez or Roberto Bautista They will cross the quarterfinals before their hypothetical semifinal against Andrey Rublev.
In the lower part of the painting, the presence of Danil Medvedev and Alex de Miñaur stands, The most dangerous players, with permission from Matteo Berrettini and Stefanos Tsitsipas.
Source: La Verdad
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