Injured in the thigh since his formidable run at the US Open on which he was forced to throw in the towel in the quarter-finals against Félix Auger-Aliassime, Carlos Alcaraz, already 38e world, is back on the courts, a month later, and with a new status: that of the future phenomenon of men’s tennis.
Because if since then water has flowed under the bridges with in particular the poor performance of Novak Djokovic and the first Grand Slam coronation of Daniil Medvedev, we should not forget that the young Spaniard really marked the spirits in the Big Apple. Already by offering himself, please, the world number 3 Stefanos Tsitsipas after a titanic match and then, and above all, by impressing all observers with a game of very high quality. Able to finish the point very quickly, to build it slowly or to defend the lead thanks in particular to playing legs, the protégé of Juan Carlos Ferrero will face a certain Andy Murray by way of recovery this Sunday for the second round. of the Masters 1000 at Indian Wells.
If the latter does not yet know the ball of the young hopeful, he has necessarily heard of him and will necessarily have to beware of him as Carlos was sometimes bluffing, if not more, during the US Open where he was received rains of praise and promises.
Engaged in a whole different fight with his hip prostheses and his current ranking (121e), the Scotsman will therefore discover this evening (not before 9:30 p.m. French time) the one who is presented as one of the credible successors to the big 3.
Posted on Sunday, October 10, 2021 at 5:47 PM
