Alcaraz breaks down and hands Makasalanan his crown of Umag

Carlos Alcaraz, 19, has won his first five professional ATP finals. The champion this season Rio de Janeiro, Miami, Godó and Madrid however, this positive dynamic disappeared within two weeks. After surrendering on clay in Hamburg, he did the same, seven days later moldwhere he released his record in the summer of 2022.

He did not retain the crown at the Croatian ATP 250 tournament. He choked in the finals against young Italian players. can’t get along Lorenzo Musetti in Hamburg, lost to Jannik Sinner in Umag’s 6-7 (5), 6-1 and 6-1 in 2h.25′.

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The Murcian, who will debut in the world top-4 this Monday, collapsed, after missing several chances to distance himself from the direct generational rival who beat him for the second time in a row. Sinner, 20 years old and number 10, was the executioner in the eighth of the past Wimbledon.

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The transalpine lifted his sixth trophy, opening his locker on clay after five victories on hard courts. It was a whirlwind as he survived the Spaniard’s best moment, producing a brilliant tiebreak to tie a competitive opening set but unable to maintain his composure or spirit. when he escaped 0-40 to take a 2-0 lead in the second round.

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In that game he let six break points slip away, a total of nine in the match, and he never forgave himself. He had more than one chance to channel the final, and it didn’t seal. His morale declines in the opposite direction to the euphoria that invades the living Sinner.

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Made by transalpine a 7-0 run after the fatal second game of the second set for Alcaraz. The one from El Palmar scored again for an anecdotal 1-0 in a third round he delivered once he missed the ninth breaking ball in its third game. A brilliant serve from the opponent or, more painfully, a mistake of his own weighed down the course of this season’s student of Antonio Martinez Cascales In the absence of John Charles Ferrero.

Alcaraz’s adrenaline reached its peak in the ‘tiebreak’, returning impossible balls. He broke from 1-0, 0-40, in the second set. It went into a negative dynamic. It hasn’t been that long since he lost Wimbledon to Sinner himself. Musetti’s recent final didn’t help either. And Jannik is a top opponent, especially dangerous when he takes the forehand as he gets strong from the serve and accelerates on the finish.

Another stage in the apprenticeship of Alcaraz, who has not been able to celebrate his centenary ATP match, although he has maintained a favorable balance of 75-25, 42-7 this season. And it will rise from fifth to fourth place in the world.

The sinner opened his crown account in this course, he stole the crown of Umag from Alcaraz. North America in sight. On hard court with Montreal, Cincinnati and the US Open as staples of the summer tour.