The dream must wait. Carlos Alcaraz he fell in the round of 16 at Wimbledon in the generational duel that faced the Italian Jannick Sinner who defeated him 6-1, 6-4, 6-7 (8) and 6-3. On center court. The day that the centenary of its construction was celebrated and in which many of the great champions of the tournament paraded through it, among them Roger Federerwho returned to his favorite garden, although in a suit and tie, instead of a tennis dress as he would have liked.
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The premiere in the central was not as he could dream alcaraz. His joy lasted through the first two points she won from Sinner with a return and a winning shot. But the Italian tennis player soon diluted the start with his powerful serve to save the situation and start leading the match. Sinner He imposed his punch on the court to make two ‘breaks’ (3-1 and 5-1) and take the first set in 32 minutes and with only 3 unforced errors. Quite a warning.
off and lost
alcaraz he was not comfortable. He looked dull, lost, far from that cheerful, aggressive and brave game that characterizes him. The situation did not improve. Sinner he made the ‘break’ again (0-1) to once again take advantage on the scoreboard and win seven games in a row. alcaraz He managed to cut the bloodletting and, at least, stay in the slipstream of the Italian tennis player.
But Sinner he held his pulse. Not only that. It was like a robot. He seemed to play with his eyes closed shooting lines. Hitting hard. And so he held the lead until scoring the second set with a final blank game.
Two ‘match balls’, saved
Sinner he let slip a 0-40 lead in the first game of the third set and the dynamic began to change. Alcaraz, improved with his serve and maintained equality to force a ‘tie break’ in which he took his best game to save two ‘match balls’, the first with Sinner’s serve, who had come back from 6-3 against, to force the fourth sleeve after 2 hours and 31 minutes.
The scene had changed. Sinner he could be touched after losing his chances. But the Italian kept his cool, his game plan, leaning on his serve (74% of first winners) and his powerful flat shots to pressure alcaraz.
Again the Italian was able to take advantage with a new ‘beak’ (3-1) and clenched his teeth to maintain dominance on the scoreboard. Sinner he saved a 0-40 to certify the 4-1. He had three more match balls at 5-2, but alcaraz saved them and even had a break point in the next game, before Sinner put an end to his suffering by avoiding him and scoring a place in the quarterfinals in the sixth ‘match ball’ after 3 hours and 38 minutes.
A Sinner will wait for him this Tuesday in the quarterfinals the winner of the match between Novak Djokovic and the dutch Tim Van Rijthoven (104) worldwide.
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