Carlos Alcaraz returned to the slopes after getting off the cloud to which he raised the Wimbledon crown. His american tour debut is also his first win in Toronto. to Spanish It didn’t take much effort place a 6-3 and 7-6 (3) on the scoreboard against an also very young Ben Shelton. However, Alcaraz did not shine either.
It was his first contact with the hard court since Aprilwhen he lost in the Miami semifinals against Sinner, and it has served for Alcaraz, who has a hard time starting the tournament, to go taking sensations.
He lacked rhythm. Proof of this were the three break times for the American, son of a former world number 55, in the first game of the match. A Shelton that let see the power of his blowsbut what I did not measure well in the uploads to the network and that It wasn’t technically accurate either..
In it tie-breaker of the second round, the tennis player from El Palmar put up one more gear and the American knew that the 4-1 against him was practically irreversible.
He has been more aggressive than me. I’ve tried to pick up my rhythm, but I’ve had problems
“he has been more aggressive than me. I’ve tried to be solid and get my rhythm, but I’ve had trouble. The first round helps me a lot to be focused on the next one, I’m going to try to play better in the next match. Matches like this help a lot for the next one“, the Spaniard recognized at the end of the match.
At 41 of the table he did not lack reflexes when subtracting, those who seemed to lose as the confrontation progressed. Shelton needs to polish himself because, although he had the number one in the world in front of him, he did not sweat more than necessary to take the victory. One more.
He thirteenth in a row. It has arrived further than last season, because he fell in his debut against Tommy Paul. And, despite this, the Murcian is forced to go all the way. That if you want to keep the top of world tennis before facing the big event in New York, where defend the US Open. for now, Hurkacz awaits in the round of 16. Carlos Alcaraz starts the road to success in his promised land on the right foot.
