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Carlos Alcaraz defeats Paul and sets the course for his second crown in Miami

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The Murcian brilliantly won the round of 16 6-4, 6-4 to reach the quarterfinals, where he will face Taylor Fritz

Carlos Alcaraz, in Miami.CLIVE BRUNSKILLGetty Images via AFP

The goal is still intact. Carlos Alcaraz I beat the American Tommy Paul in the round of 16 (6-4 and 6-4, narration and statistics) and maintains his options to win his second Miami Masters 1000, defend the number one ranking for another week and be the youngest in history to score the Sunshine Double, Indian Wells and the old Key Biscay. It’s not turkey mucus.

The Murcian achieved it in two sets and with the solvency he has been exhibiting in recent weeks, with constant moments of brilliance that have made him a world tennis phenomenon at just 19 years old. With yesterday’s there are already nine consecutive victories and without giving up a single sleeve. He is going through a sensational moment.

The Spaniard ran into a rival of care in the round of 16, a powerful server 185 centimeters tall located in the Top 20 at 25 years old. Paul is the first American to reach an Australian Open semifinal since he did. Andy Roddick in 2006. He couldn’t with Novak Djokovic, but he had never gone that far in a Grand Slam before. He can also boast of having beaten Alcaraz in his only previous match, in August of last year at the Montreal Masters.

The man from El Palmar knew well that it could be a demanding game. “He does everything right,” he said at the pre-game press conference. “He moves well. He’s fast. He’s got big shots, big forehand, big backhand. He’s going to be very, very tough.” But the number one, who seeks to repeat his triumph in Miami to stay at the top of the ranking, evolves with each passing tournament. His favorite status is indisputable against almost any rival.

Against the man from New Jersey he deployed it immediately, dominating the points from the bottom of the track and connecting winners that were undermining the confidence of the American. There was no response to the exhibition by Alcaraz, who scored the fifth game in white on his rival’s service and once again took Paul to the limit to keep his serve in the seventh game (4-3), trying not to say goodbye before leaving. sleeve time.

as compared to Lajovic, Alcaraz spent the first trouble trying to close the set. Paul reached to force a breaking point, but the number one He did not worry and resolved with another deadly drop shot to put his pass to the quarterfinals on track. The second set kept a similar tonic. The Indian Wells champion achieved the break in the third game and dazzled the crowd with his enormous ability to defend himself on compromised points. He has plenty of legs and head.

Taylor Fritz awaits him in the quarterfinals, number 10 in the world, on his way to the ninth title of his career. Fritz defeated Rafa Nadal in the Indian Wells final last year and has started the year in great shape. He has 20 wins and five losses in 2023, an interesting litmus test for an Alcaraz in a state of glory.

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