“I think this is the game everyone wants to see after the ‘great game’ we had last year,” he said. Carlos Alcaraz several times after reaching the quarterfinals of the US Open. He talked about a possible seventh episode of his classic with the Italian. Yannick Sinner. At around 2:00 am on Tuesday, the reunion was thwarted when the Germans intervened. Alexander Zverev recalling his moments as a candidate for everything before he suffered a serious ankle injury in the 2022 Roland Garros semi-finals against Rafael Nadal.
The 26-year-old German, world No. 12, though once again caressing the top 10, knocked out Sinner in a harrowing match lasting 4 hours and 41 minutes. In the end, they both melted away. The Italian was injured. Sasha leaving the energy that the Spaniards might need in the early morning Wednesday to Thursday around 03:00 against a more recent champion and world number one.
This will be the second game of the Wednesday evening session in New York. At one o’clock in the morning the Belarusian Arina Sobolenkonumber one in the world as of Monday, and the Chinese qinwenzheng.
Cannibal duel. Alcaraz compete for every aspect that is at stake as well as for the direct record that is negative (2-3) with Zverev, his executioner at Roland Garros in 2022, his victim a few months ago in Madrid 6-1 and 6-2. The hard background favors the Teuton, but when the Murtian was a child in 2021.
At 20 years of age and at an incredible athletic stature, he dreams of reaching a fourth straight Grand Slam semi-final, another stop on his way to his goal of reclaiming his crown. In a big way, because after Zverev he will have a Russian, Medvedev or Rublev, and the most expected climax will be with Djokovic.
“I’m back,” he said. Zverevwanting to break the dichotomy Alcaras-Djokovic. A few days ago, he criticized that they only talk about them as an opportunity to win. 2020 finalist who lost to an Austrian Dominic Tim, has always been competitive and also somewhat haughty. He craves fame after seeing his career endangered day by day due to a mistake.
Recent Hamburg champion, Cincinnati semi-finalist fighting Djokovic“recovers its high level”, admits Alcaraz. “I also played great games with him and it’s going to be tough,” he added.
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Zverev At the last Roland Garros, he played in the semi-finals, taking advantage of a very good draw. Then he was easy prey for Casper Ruud. He will have to recuperate as his wear and tear contrasts with freshness Alcaraz, who spent almost six hours less on the track (from 8:36 to 14:15).
Zverev He admitted that “In the fourth set, I thought I was done, but with the help of the audience, I got my energy back. I need to recover from such a physical match, I think I will be ready for Alcaraz. I don’t know how this will end, but as always, I will do my best. I will fight until the last moment,” he said.
Alcaraz has won 15 of 16 US Open matches, 23 of the last 24 Grand Slam matches. He leads the league table in wins this season with a score of 57-6. “I play at a high level, we must continue in the same spirit,” said the pupil Juan Carlos Ferrerowho downplayed the bandage on his left thigh: “I noticed a little pain, but nothing serious”