The Spanish Carlos Alcaraz. AP Images
Carlos Alcaraz This Sunday he will become the fourth Spaniard to play in the Queen’s final and he is going for a double objective. The Murcian, after defeating the American Sebastian Korda by 6-3 and 6-4you can add your name to the three who have already triumphed in this tournament: Andrés Gimeno (1960), Rafael Nadal (2008) and Feliciano López (2017 and 2019).
“I would like to see my name in the list of champions of one of the most historic tournaments,” he said a few days ago, when there was still no chance of winning here. His tennis, constantly on the rise, now allows him to give himself a precious opportunity on the courts of Queen’s, the first in which he will play a final on grass in his career.
Because the London club is a spectator of a week of first times for Alcaraz, who has played his first quarterfinals, his first semifinals and his first final here. Now it remains to be seen if he can also lift his first gimp on a green carpet.
Korda, who billed himself as one of the favorites for Wimbledon, was his penultimate hurdle. The American had grown up, not without reason. He overwhelmed two surface specialists in Dan Evans and Frances Tiafoe, and edged out local favorite Cameron Norrie. The elongated son of Petr Korda, winner of a Grand Slam, with his serve and his aggressiveness, was a litmus test for Alcaraz, who overcame it more easily than expected.
After Buenos Aires, Rio de Janeiro, Indian Wells, Barcelona and MadridAlcaraz will have the opportunity this Sunday to add a fifth title in 2023 and become one of those select few capable of winning on three different surfaces.
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Your rival will be Alex de Minaur, who defeated Holger Rune and that you already know what it is to suffer the epic of Spanish. De Miñaur and Alcaraz met in the semifinals of the Conde de Godó in 2022, with victory for the Murcian, who raised two match points that day.
If De Miñaur wins, Alcaraz will take the world number one from Novak Djokovic and will be the first seed at Wimbledon.
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2023-06-24 15:55:35
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