Good evening and welcome to another early morning of tennis in New York. Carlos Alcaraz returns to the Arthur Ashe center from his debut before Li Tu. The Australian, capable of winning a set against the Murcianknew how to put Carlitos in a difficult position again went through a moment of disconnectionone of the aspects that continues to give him problems in recent months. “I have already said many times that I have to improve in the issue of disconnections,” the tennis player acknowledged in a press conference after the match.
Champion of Roland Garros and Wimbledon, the one of El Palmar is looking for his second US Open and what would be his third major of the season. Con 15 consecutive Grand Slam winshis next rival will be Botique of theSand shell74 in the ATP rankings. The Dutchman showed a great version in his debut against the Canadian Denis Shapovalov, 6-4, 7-5 and 6-4. His best result in the fourth ‘major’ of the season is the 2021 quarter-finals, one year before Carlitos’ coronation.
From the Zandschulp, which reached number 22 in the ranking in 2022comes from harvesting results below those expected, mixing his presence between ATP tournaments and Challengers. In 2024 it adds 11 wins and 18 losses on the circuitHowever, the tennis player admits that he has nothing to lose against Alcaraz: “It will be a great match because he is one of the best players in the world. He can do anything with a tennis ball. You don’t know what to expect.“In a positive sense, I’ll just have to play,” said the Dutchman.
Their second round match will be third face-to-face between the two. The Spaniard leads the record with a full record of victories in their duels. Both met in the first round of the Australian Open in 2021 and in the second round of the ATP500 Basel 2022In both matches the Murcian won comfortably without dropping a single set.
أخبار متعلقة :