Carlos Alcaraz he is 19 years old, 20 Jannik Sinner. They are distinguished from the basic categories. They also played professionally, with success in both cases for the Spanish, who prevailed on the clay of Alicante Challenger 2019 (6-2, 3-6, 6-3) and on Masters 1000 ATP Paris 2021 (7-6, 7-5). But today, Sunday, is when they will play their first big duel. Grand Slam, Wimbledon Center Court.
The Murcian, world number 7, and the Italian, number 13, will make their debut in the round of 16 of the Grand Slam on the lawn on the day that the Sunday break tradition in the event will surely fade away. Carlitos has made quarters lately US Open at Roland Garros, while the transalpine who shone as a skier as a child also reached the tie at the last Australian Open and at Roland Garros 2020.
The survivor must face, on Tuesday, the current champion, the Serbian Novak Djokovicexcept by accident or that the Dutch Tim Van Rijthoven certainly jump on the bench after making it to Hertogenbosch opening his account of wins and ATP titles, a consecutive eight straight wins on the grass.
“We are friends and I want to enjoy it. We are the youngest in the squad, maybe we are the most talented, but there are many good young people. We will have a good rivalry, I think we will play great games”, Carlos Alcaraz analyzed, who continues to rely on His trainer John Charles Ferreroto whom he lived in a meteoric irruption among the elite who won this campaign Rio de Janeiro, Miami, Godó and Madrid.
Instead, Sinner broke up with his mentor. Riccardo Piati, work with Novak Djokovic, Ivan Ljubic or Maria Sharapova, to start a new era with his compatriot Simone Vagnozzi. He provided that somehow he stopped after a good start on ATP.
“Carlos and I have a good relationship. He speaks Spanish and I speak Italian, but we understand each other very well. Out of the way, we are good friends, a situation that I hope will last a long time because it the most important thing, ”Sinner said.
Another different thing is when there is a tennis match being disputed. “We both want to win. We are kids, talented players and good people. Let’s see what the future holds and hopefully have a rivalry. There is still a lot of work to be done”, continued the Italian.
Both have a great carousel of resources and are very competitive. Alcaraz has grown even more, especially in recent months. ‘Cathedral’ hosts a mini youth classic.
Source: La Verdad
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