Carlos Alcaraz Advances to Round of 16 at Miami Masters 1000 After Defeating Gael Monfils in Spectacular Match

AFTER HIS VICTORY AGAINST MONFILS

Carlos Alcaraz is already in the round of 16 of the Miami Masters 1000 after overwhelming Gael Monfils in a match played under the watchful eye of Neymar

Carlos Alcaraz is already in the round of 16 of the Masters 1000 de Miami after running over Gael Monfils in a match played under the watchful eye of Neymar. The Brazilian star, who is still recovering from his serious knee injury, was at the game accompanied by his son and Jimmy Butler who is also a faithful devotee of the current world number 2. Everyone shared a nice meeting at the conclusion of the game.

Neymar was an exceptional witness of the tremendous display of Alcaraz ante My son to get into the quarterfinals of the Miami Masters 1000. At the conclusion of the match, both shared a tender moment in which the Brazilian even asked the Murcian tennis player for a photo for his son.

Carlos Alcaraz 🤝Jimmy Butler 🤝Neymar 🎾🏀⚽pic.twitter.com/cFaI9y4EZI

— Sky Sports Tennis (@SkySportsTennis) March 26, 2024

Carlos Alcaraz He spoke about this meeting at the conclusion of the game before the media. «I was talking a little about Neymar, about how he is doing with his knee, recovering, step by step. Yeah, he’s here for a couple of days, enjoying Miami a little, and that’s all we talk about. Then, with Jimmy, too, he has a very important match tomorrow. I wish him good luck and I hope he arrives,” he said.

«Seeing them watch my game is obviously a motivation for me, to raise the level, to try to make them enjoy watching my game. That’s all I was thinking about, but obviously I had to stay focused on the game. I had to do my tennis, and I think I did pretty well. We hope you enjoyed it,” he said about the presence of big stars in his matches.

Alcaraz destroys Monfils against Neymar

Carlos Alcaraz has advanced to the round of 16 of the Miami tournament (United States), the second Masters 1,000 of the season and which is played on a hard court, after defeating Frenchman Gaël Monfils in two sets this morning in the third round in two sets (6- 2, 6-4).

The Murcian, who is looking for the ‘Sunshine Double’ after revalidating the Indian Wells Masters 1,000 title just a few days ago, needed just an hour and a quarter to get rid of the number 47 in the world ranking, and is already waiting for a rival in the duel between the Italian Lorenzo Musetti and the American Ben Shelton.

At the Hard Rock Stadium, where on Sunday he beat his compatriot Roberto Carballés, the world number two was firm with his serve and solid from the back of the court, giving up only one point on serve, against a responsive Molfils at the start. but he ended up succumbing to the Spaniard’s push and, above all, to his Achilles tendon ailment after a bad gesture in a setback in one of the first games.

With 2-2 on the scoreboard, the player from El Palmar signed his first break with a blank game and broke again in his next return, starting a series of seven consecutive games won that allowed him to take the opening set and get his victory back on track. in the second sleeve.

With a 2-0 start against a sore Monfils, Alcaraz tried to get ahead with another break in the fifth game, but his opponent kept the tension by signing his only break of the match to make it 5-3. Thus, the Murcian had to wait for his next serve to confirm his victory.

2024-03-26 08:55:52
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