It is striking to see one of the most important tournaments on the ATP circuit, such as the Indian Wells Masters 1000 and the one in Miami, without the participation of Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic, all three for different reasons. The Swiss retired from professional tennis last year, Rafa has been recovering from an injury for two months and Nole has not received authorization to enter the United States. However, even if they don’t participate, they are always present among all the tennis players and especially Taylor Fritz, who had a really bad time.
The 25-year-old American fell in the quarterfinals of the M1000 in Miami against Carlos Alcaraz, in a match where he had no opportunity to fight and dream of winning, to the point that he compared him to “His Majesty” and the members of the Big Three. In this sense, Fritz made a brief summary of what it meant to face Charly, who is going through a superlative level, a situation that he never experienced against Roger FedererRafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic.
After the defeat in two sets by 6-4 and 6-2, the North American appeared at the press conference and was surprised by the great performance that “Carlitos” has been having, who has accumulated 10 consecutive victories. “He has a lot of different ways to play and can incorporate a lot of different game plans to face different players, because he has so many tools to win a game. I think it is something that none had (Roger FedererRafa, Nole) at such an early age”start.
As if that were not enough, Taylor Fritz once again filled Carlos Alcaraz with praise when comparing him to everything done by the Swiss, the Spanish and the Serbian throughout history, where he felt that when he faced them he had a chance of win. “It is very rare to see someone so young and with such a developed game, with nothing that has to work so hard. I definitely felt like I had more room to breathe against those guys than I did in this match.”hill.
Source: (Tennis TV)
Close to becoming the youngest in history
Carlos Alcaraz is two steps away from making history again on the ATP circuit. The Spaniard comes from winning the trophy in Indian Wells and if he wins the crown in Miami, he would not only secure the first place in the ranking, he would also become the youngest tennis player to achieve the “Sunshine Double” (win the BNP Paribas Open and the Miami Open in the same season).
To achieve this achievement, he will first have to overcome Jannik Sinner in the semifinals of the tournament that is held at the Hard Rock Stadium in Florida, and then face Russian Daniil Medvedev in the final, who left his compatriot Karen Khachanov on the road. .
