The moment of truth arrives at the Australian Open and Carlos Alcaraz announced that he is prepared for the last battle. The world number 2 will be in the quarterfinals this Wednesday to face Alexander Zverev. He appears with his homework done after showing all his arsenal to defeat the Serbian Miomir Kecmanovic 6-4, 6-4 and 6-0, with an authentic exhibition of play.
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Alcaraz beats Kecmanovic and gets into the quarterfinals on the fast track. (6-4/6-4/6-0)
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Alcaraz He entered Rod Laver ready to impose his law from the beginning. He knew that he could not give the compatriot and friend of Novak Djokovic24 years old and 60 world. In 38 minutes he took the first set after making the only break (2-1), with a effectiveness displaywith 18 winners, 80% of points with the first serve (he only gave up 6 of 20) and closing the last game with two ‘aces’, above 200 km/h.
Unstoppable
It couldn’t have started better. Strong of blows, intense and fast, Alcaraz gave no option to a Kecmanovic who was trying to withstand the gale that was seen above him. The Serbian tennis player kept the pulse in the second set but the world number 2 did not reduce the pressure until achieving a second break (4-3) that gave him the advantage. Alcaraz He shouted to celebrate, aware that on the other side of the net he had a rival capable of complicating the match, as he demonstrated before giving up the serve, with a spectacular point that he won by passing the ball between the net and the judge’s chair. An Alcaraz style point.
And Kecmanovic He had illusions of being able to beat Alcaraz, these disappeared after giving up the second set and seeing how Alcaraz, launched, broke his serve three times in a row without letting him win another game. An almost perfect match which the Murcian tennis player finished in 1 hour and 50 minutes with 43 winning shots (19 errors) and 83% of points with the first serve and 5 ‘aces’.
“I pushed it to the limit, pushing every point. I played a great game. I feel better every time,” Alcaraz highlighted at the end of the match on the court, interviewed by the former world number 1, Jim Courier.
Zverev, next rival
Alcaraz will now face in the quarterfinals Alexander Zverev. Big words after four matches in which the Murcian tennis player has dominated with great certainty over lower-ranked rivals such as Richard Gasquet (131), Lorenzo Sonego (46) y Junchang Shang (140).
The German tennis player earned his place in the quarterfinals after a marathon battle against the British Cameron Norrie, whom he defeated in the ‘super tie break’ 7-5, 3-6, 6-3, 4-6 and 7- 6 (9-3). In previous confrontations Zverev dominated 4-3 after defeating him in last year’s ATP Finals 6-7 (3), 6-3 and 6-4.
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Alcaraz He is already among the last candidates for the title in Melbourne and only two games away from stepping into the Rod Laver Arena headquarters to play the final on January 28. But now comes the most difficult part, as he himself assured on the track. “I feel good, with confidence but there are other players who are at a high level like Sasha (Zverev), Djokovic, Medvedev, Sinner. It will be very hard.”
2024-01-22 09:10:35
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