Carlos Alcaraz is doing flawlessly so far in Beijing. After a solid start against the young Frenchman Giovanni Mpteshi Perricard (6-4, 6-4), the Spaniard gained momentum again on Sunday in the round of 16 against a totally overwhelmed Tallon Griekspoor. Winner 6-1, 6-2 in 56 minutes, the winner of Roland-Garros and Wimbledon this year confirmed that he seemed to have found new momentum at the start of autumn.
One statistic is enough to underline the successful demonstration by the world number 3, particularly on serve: Alcaraz played 23 points behind his first ball. He won… 23. An extremely rare 100% success at this level, especially on such a large volume. The Murcian did not concede a single break point in the entire match and he took the Dutchman’s throw into play four times, twice in each set.
Authoritarian and diligent, Alcaraz extinguished Mpetshi Perricard
The milestone of 200 victories
This is the 45th victory of the season for Carlos Alcaraz for only 9 defeats. He also reached the milestone of 200 singles victories since the start of his career, or 79% success since he has 52 defeats. For comparison, Rafael Nadal had 55 defeats when he reached 200 victories. In reality, only John McEnroe has done better with only 45 matches lost for 200 victories.
But above all it is a new title that the Spaniard must have in mind here in Beijing, where he enjoys enormous support from the public. After a real setback in the heart of the summer since his defeat in the final of the Olympic Games against Novak Djokovic (he was then eliminated at the start in Cincinnati then in the second round at the US Open against another Dutchman, Botic Van de Zandschulp), he seems more dashing again in China. To be confirmed against Karen Khachanov in the quarter-finals.
