Carlos Alcaraz won’t be able to win the title this Sunday Hamburg ATP 500, in clay. The Murcian thus added a first loss in an ATP finalas he has won his previous five matches for a trophy in Umag 2021, Rio de Janeiro 2022, Miami 2022, Barcelona 2022 and Madrid 2022, in addition to a 2021 NextGen ATP Finals that does not count in the global title statistics.
Thus, Alcaraz tasted the bitter taste of defeat for the first time after surrendering 6-4, 6-7(6) and 6-4 in the view of Lorenzo Musetti in a final where he saved five match points in the second set, including three in the tie-break. Yes, the student of Juan Carlos Ferrero signed another impressive week to give continuity to his excellent year and claimed that there will be many tournaments in which, if nothing unusual happens, he will fight in a sports career that lives only in its first steps. .
To them, yes, Alcaraz He missed his chance on Sunday to leave his stamp on an ATP history record. The player of El Palmar decided to join Hamburg to equals the top six consecutive final wins at the men’s level in the Open Eraa record that both Alcaraz and Hubert Hurkacz. Now, Pole is left alone as the best position in that race.
This is, in fact, an insignificant record, because what is really relevant are the final numbers left by each player’s career and not the first bars. Of course, Ernest Gulbis (currently 6-1) and Martin Klizan (also currently 6-1) remain the only players in Open Era history with wins in their first six finals, a record that may also be equaled by Polish. Alcaraz remains with 5-1. They also lost in their sixth ATP final after five previous titles Thomas Enqvist, Andrei Medvedev, and Sjeng Schalken.
Of course, to analyze this data, Gulbis needed five seasons (from 2010 to 2014) to add six ATP finals, while Klizan needed seven (from 2012 to 2018). Alcaraz added them to a fair calendar year, showing his potential against that record, anecdotal but record, that eluded him. The Murcian will demand compensation this week at moldthe place where his ATP stardom began just twelve months ago.
Most ATP finals consecutive wins at the start of a professional career (Era Open)
1. Ernest Gulbis 6-0 (leads 6-1)
Won Delray Beach 2010, Los Angeles 2011, Delray Beach 2013, Saint Petersburg 2013, Marseille 2014 and Nice 2014. Lost Stockholm 2018
1. Martin Klizan 6-0 (leads 6-1)
Won at St. Petersburg 2012, Munich 2014, Casablanca 2015, Rotterdam 2016, Hamburg 2016 and Kitzbuhel 2018. Lost St. Petersburg 2018
3. Thomas Enqvist 5-0 (finished 19-7)
Won Bolzano 1992, Schenectady 1993, Auckland 1995, Philadelphia 1995 and Pinehurst 1995. Lost Los Angeles 1995
3. Andrei Medvedev 5-0 (finished 11-7)
Won Genoa 1992, Stuttgart 2 1992, Bordeaux 1992, Estoril 1993 and Barcelona 1993. Lost Halle 1993
3. Sjeng Schalken 5-0 (finished 9-3)
Won Valencia 1995, Jakarta 1996, Boston 1997, Auckland 1999 and Tokyo 2000. Lost Shanghai 2000
3. Carlos Alcaraz 5-0 (he was 5-1)
He won in Umag 2021, Rio de Janeiro 2022, Miami 2022, Barcelona 2022 and Madrid 2022. He lost in Hamburg 2022
3. Hubert Hurkacz 5-0 (open streak)
He won in Winston-Salem 2019, Delray Beach 2021, Miami 2021, Metz 2021 and Halle 2022. He has yet to lose in the finals
Source: La Verdad
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