The n. 2 dominates 6-1 6-0 6-3 in an hour and 36 minutes without even granting a break to blue. In the third round there is Darderi
He remains the emotion of having played on Arthur Ashe, the largest tennis stage in the world, against a generational icon, and will certainly remember the applause of the public: but obviously, for Mattia Bellucci, Carlos Alcaraz proved to be an insurmountable mountain. It ends 6-1 6-0 6-3 in an hour and 36 minutes, a result similar to that distant challenge played back in January 2020 in Manacor, at the Accademia di Nadal, between the then 18 year old Italian and a not yet 17 year old Spanish boy who was said to be a great good: Carlitos imposed himself 6-2 6-1. Now the number two of the world will be expected by another “Italian” challenge against Darderi on Friday.
The match
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Obviously, the weight of the Alcaraz ball, too fast its rhythm, above all because the Murciano seems to have approached the tournament with an unusual determination and competitive ferocity, at least in the first rounds: evidently the run -up to Sinner’s number one and the perspective of another final with him is giving him an extra motivation. And then he served great, giving in just 5 points with the first, and did not give break -balls, and was aggressive from the first exchange, to emphasize his status. Against such a solid and concentrated opponent, Bellucci tried the only way that can be traveled: raising the risk of his sparkling game even more. But he ended up turning out immediately, also because Carlitos immediately found the countermeasures at his service (just 42% of points with the first for the blue). The 32 winners at 11 and 89 total points at 52 photograph a game that never was there. But Mattia is an intelligent and receptive boy, and will surely be able to draw positive inspirations from this experience.