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Carlos Alcaraz and Felix Auger-Also They are preparing to seek a place in the fourth round of the Masters 1.000 de Indian Wells, the first of the season. The Spanish, number 2 in the world, second favorite of the tournament and therefore, the most theoretically qualified to face Novak Djokovic -also theoretically ‘intended’ for it as primer favorite – will play with the intention not only of winning, but of demonstrate y prove who has returned to his best line of play. The Canadian tennis player is ‘fit‘for this because beating him would be putting on the table a argument consistent: Felix is a great rival, fit to be much higher than the position he now occupies in the ranking (And this is the 31which is not little), and although last season he experienced a crisis of play and results, this year he is trying to recover.
Auger-Also dazzled in category junior. In senior years he became known to the general public when he led Canada in the Davis Cup 2019, although then it was stopped by the Spain of Nadal. In 2022, Canada conquered the first Salad bowl. That year he won the tournaments Basel -which expired in 2023-, Rotterdam, Antwerp and Florence And be careful: before that year he had reached eight ATP finals. Let’s not forget that he was the tennis player chosen by Toni Nadal to direct his career after stopping training Rafa. He reached the number 6 ATP, but his 2023 season was not the assault on the top positions: watertight and gave up positions, but although it has not yet managed to return to its triumphant regularity, it still has a lot of quality and he is a tough rival. Let’s remember that he is only 23 years old, too.
Carlos Alcaraz is fighting, as we say, to show its best version. In his debut against Matteo Arnaldi both faces could be seen. The first, doubtful and with its usual problems of activation, which caused him problems against a good quality opponent. The second overwhelmed: 6-7, 6-0, 6-1, as we know. It remains to be seen if against Auger he will be able to enter the game from the first moment. The Canadian has so far beaten Dennis in Indian Wells Usually y Constant Lestienne.
And attention: Auger-Also y Alcaraz They have played four times, with three triumphs for the Canadian: in 2021 Félix defeated Carlos in the quarterfinals of the US Open. In 2022, in the Davis cup and in the semi-final of Basel. Last season Carlos achieved his first victory: in the quarterfinals of, precisely, Indian Wellsby 6-4 and 6-4.
2024-03-10 19:24:55
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