Alcaraz accelerates his way to the quarterfinals in Australia

The Murcian beats the Serbian Miomir Kecmanovic to meet the German Alexander Zverev

MADRID, 22 Ene. (EUROPA PRESS) –

The Spanish tennis player Carlos Alcaraz has sealed his place in the quarterfinals of the Australian Open, the first ‘Grand Slam’ of the season, after overwhelming the Serbian Miomir Kecmanovic this Monday (6-4, 6-4, 6-0) in their round of 16 duel, which allows him to meet the German Alexander Zverev.

Without facing a single break ball against him and shining with his forehand, the Murcian ended the resistance of the Balkan, who tried to get stronger from the back of the court but ended up giving in to the pace and solidity of the number. two in the world, who will face the German tennis player in the next round.

The Rod Laver Arena once again received the player from El Palmar, who got the ball back on track by signing a break in the third game that was enough for him to win the first set, in which he missed the break point in the seventh game but closed with 92% points earned with the first serve.

Kecmanovic, number 60 in the ATP ranking, demanded something more from the Spaniard in the second set, where both defended their first serves until Alcaraz, in the seventh game, managed to break to take the lead. At 5-4 and the rest, he had a set point, but had to wait for his serve to end the set.

It was then that the Serb fell emotionally and the Murcian did not waste it. With a ‘rosco’, he finished the match in one hour and 49 minutes of play to start the second week in the oceanic competition in the best way.

Now, in his seventh quarter of a ‘Grand Slam’, he will face the German Alexander Zverev, who suffered to overcome the British Cameron Norrie (7-5, 3-6, 6-3, 4-6, 7-6( 3)) in a crash that lasted four hours and five minutes.

2024-01-22 10:16:14
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