“Barring a miracle, they can put Djokovic’s initials on the trophy,” predicted Laver, whose glove the Spaniard picked up when he won and met Zverev in the quarterfinals.
23 ene 2024 . Updated at 7:15 a.m.
When the center court of the Australian Open was built in Melbourne, there was no similar tennis construction in the world. With a retractable roof and all the comforts that, over the years, were incorporated not only into the sport of racket, but also into other massive shows. They named the venue after the most brilliant of the oceanic tennis legends, Rod Laver, the only one to win the original Grand Slam twice, the big four, in the same year. The myth walks through the tournament every year and shares his impressions and predictions, and this season he was clear about it very early. «He serves well, his groundstrokes are unbeatable. So I think that, unless someone miraculously plays their best tennis to defeat him, they can now start putting their initials on the trophy,” he commented a few days ago, betting on the Serbian’s eleventh title in Melbourne, where he has the record for victories. and his twenty-fifth great (for Nadal’s 22). Carlos Alcaraz, after dispatching Miomir Kecmanovic yesterday 6-4, 6-4 and 6-0 in the round of 16, was asked about Laver’s prediction. And he picked up the gauntlet in the manner of a brave 20-year-old boy who also knows he is designated for this sport: “My name is miracle.”
«Djokovic has won many times, he is at a plethora of levels. This is tennis and nothing can be taken for granted. We are going to work and we are going to take our little step to be in the semifinals, that is the first thing. Hopefully we can take the title here. It doesn’t surprise me that Laver says that, because of who Novak is, because of how he comes, because of the times he has won here,” Alcaraz reasoned. In the quarterfinals he will face Alexander Zverev, who beat Cameron Norrie 7-5, 3-6, 6-3, 4-6 and 7-6 (3), after more than four hours on the court.
Alcaraz and Zverev met a few months ago at the US Open, with the Spaniard winning 6-3, 6-2 and 6-4. Alcaraz clings to that precedent. “In a grand slamIf you want to do great things, the fewer hours you spend on the track, the better. He has already had two very tough games [de cinco sets]. And in New York almost the same thing happened; He had been on his back for many hours and in the end it took its toll on him. I don’t know what will happen here, but maybe it will happen again. I don’t have that many hours,” warns the candidate for the title.
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2024-01-23 06:15:00
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