The world number 1 Spaniard lost the first set, but managed to reverse the score to prevail and access the next instance where he will collide with the Pole Hubert Hurkacz.
The Spanish Carlos Alcaraz had another three-set battle and overcame the challenging test presented to him this Friday the Australian Max Purcell, number 70 of the ATP, and set foot for the first time in the semifinals of the Cincinnati Masters 1000.
Alcaraz, who defends his world leadership in Cincinnati, had to lift a set down and then come back from 3-4 down in the decisive set to claim a 4-6, 6-3, 6-4 victory.
The Spanish will face Polish Hubert Hurkacz on Saturday (20th in the ATP) in a duel in which, in addition to the ticket to the final, he can guarantee his continuity at the top of the world ranking until the US Open (August 28 – September 10).
Alcaraz, preparing to defend his US Open crowncontinues without bringing out his best tennis in the preparation events for the Grand Slam in New York.
Counting the victory this Friday, the Spaniard has had to reach three sets in five of his six matches at the Masters 1000 in Cincinnati and Toronto, where last week he was eliminated in the quarterfinals by Tommy Paul.
Before Purcell, the big revelation in Cincinnati, Alcaraz once again showed a very subdued version at the start of the game.
The Australian, who was seen for the first time in a Masters 1000 quarterfinal, He was not intimidated in front of the world number one and tried to run the same Tommy Paul manual in Toronto.
Purcell, who comes from the qualifying phase, challenged Alcaraz with his own offensive game medicinegoing up to the net up to 22 times in the first set to 7 by the Spanish.
Having trouble handling trades, a sparkless Alcaraz delivered his service in the seventh game and was not able to recover itthus giving up the first sleeve to the Australian.
In the second, the prodigy of Murcia was soon placed 3-0 to force the deciding set, which he wanted to put on track with an opening break but Purcell refused to throw in the towel.
Alcaraz lost three games in a row and found himself down 3-4, with an annoying wind on the court, but he kept his cool and after saving a last break point from the Australian, he stayed alive on the way to his third trophy of Masters 1000 of the year.
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2023-08-18 22:14:03
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