Carlos Alcaraz

[Nando]

[Nando]

[Nando]

[Bombardiero]

[DUN I LOVE]

Federer 97 w 2006.

Faktycznie, przesadził Roger.

Ja oczywiście bardzo lubię Carlosa, uwielbiam oglądać kiedy jest w formie, ale prawdę mówiąc to jest bardzo niewiele okazji, bo nawet kiedy wygrywał RG to jego gra była co najwyżej niezła, ale po prostu wystarczająca.

Już o tym pisalem niedawno i nie wiem czy to dobrze czy nie, ale Alcaraz w tym sezonie powtarza praktycznie Nadala 2022.

Czas pokaże, jak dla mnie to może pójść to w każdą stronę.

Wiadomo, ale jednak sporo podobieństw między tymi sezonami.

[Bombardiero]

[Damian]

[Damian]

[Damian]

[Damian]

Back in business! Alcaraz sinks Rublev at Nitto ATP Finals

Spoiler:

Spaniard is 1-1 in John Newcombe Group, faces Zverev next

Carlos Alcaraz
© Marco Bertorello/AFP via Getty Images

by Andy West

Match Report — Nov 13

After a rocky start to his Nitto ATP Finals, Carlos Alcaraz is up and running in Turin.

The Spaniard eased past Andrey Rublev 6-3, 7-6(8) on Wednesday afternoon at Inalpi Arena in an impressive response to his chastening opening defeat to Casper Ruud. Alcaraz, who struggled with a stomach issue against Ruud, was back to his physical, energetic best in his 96-minute win against Rublev.

“I surprised myself,” said Alcaraz, when asked about his performance despite feeling under the weather. “The way that I played today from the baseline, with my serve. I was really calm. I just tried to be focused on my game and what I had to do and forget about that I’m not feeling well and that I’m sick.

“Once you step on the court, you have to forget everything, your struggles outside the court, and you try to put your focus on hitting a good forehand, a good backhand, and making good tactics against the opponent. I thought I did that pretty well, and surprised myself.”



Sporting a pink nasal strip to aid his breathing, Alcaraz took control of Wednesday’s encounter by reeling off four consecutive games from 2-3 in the first set. He was assisted in that sequence by some wayward ballstriking from Rublev, who regained his composure to compete well in a second set featuring no break points but was nonetheless unable to deny Alcaraz a straight-sets victory.

The Roland Garros and Wimbledon champion Alcaraz kept his cool in the second-set tie-break, saving set points at 5/6 and 7/8 before closing out victory to take a 2-1 lead in his Lexus ATP Head2Head series against Rublev. The Spaniard’s previous victory against the World No. 8 also came in a Nitto ATP Finals group-stage encounter, at the 2023 edition of the prestigious season finale.

Even when up against one of the ATP Tour’s most powerful baseline hitters, Alcaraz’s ability to win points from all corners of the court stood out. He struck 31 winners to Rublev’s 14, a tally which included plenty of trademark drop shots and scintillating forehand passes from deep.

“I feel like in the last matches I couldn’t hit good drop shots, and I was thinking, ‘What’s going on?’,” said Alcaraz. “My style, my game, it’s about playing these kinds of shots and enjoying the game. So I tried to do it today. I felt pretty good from the baseline too, running.

“I had many options on my mind. If I move well, run well from the baseline, I have more options. I’m really happy that ‘Option A’ of just running and playing good points from the baseline, I made it happen.”

Next up for Alcaraz as he chases a Turin semi-final spot for the second consecutive year is a clash against Alexander Zverev on Friday.

More to follow…

https://www.atptour.com/en/news/alcaraz ... -wednesday

[Damian]

[Damian]

The tips & tricks Alcaraz has given the Nitto ATP Finals hitting partners

Spoiler:

Learn about the three rising stars practising with the qualifiers in Turin
November 13, 2024
Juan Carlos Prado Angelo, Andres Martin and Nicolai Budkov Kjaer are this year's hitting partners at the Nitto ATP Finals.
Andrew Eichenholz/ATP Tour
Juan Carlos Prado Angelo, Andres Martin and Nicolai Budkov Kjaer are this year's hitting partners at the Nitto ATP Finals.
By ATP Staff
All eyes are on the best players in the world this week at the Nitto ATP Finals. The future is in Turin, too.

An annual tradition at the season finale is that the hitting partners for the players are some of the best rising stars in the sport. The ATP selects one player from the Next Gen Accelerator, one from the College Accelerator within it, and the No. 1-ranked junior player in the world.

This year’s hitting partners are former college standout Andres Martin, 19-year-old Bolivian Juan Carlos Prado Angelo and 18-year-old Norwegian Nicolai Budkov Kjaer, the world’s No. 1 junior.

“It's been a really cool experience. You're surrounded by the top eight guys in the world and even Stefanos [Tsitsipas] and [Grigor] Dimitrov, who are just as good as all these guys, are walking around really casually,” Martin said. “It's really nice, you get a feeling, you see the level. You see what these guys are doing off the court, on the court. It's really cool to watch and maybe try to take a little bit of bits and pieces of guys' games and apply it to yourself.

“It’s really an unbelievable learning process for me. I'm really honoured to be here, and it's really cool to watch everybody and be a part of it.”

The Official App Of Tennis | Download ATP WTA Live App

Martin found especially helpful conversations he had with Carlos Alcaraz, the youngest No. 1 in PIF ATP Rankings history.

“I was asking questions about my situation, and he was telling me some personal things about him. So I think it was really cool to have that one-on-one interaction. I think it's really cool how other players take interest in upcoming players. I thought that was really special, just how nice these guys are,” Martin said. “They're really helping, and even [Jannik] Sinner, no matter [who] I ask a question, they're really eager to answer, and I think it's really nice.”

<a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/andr ... ew'>Andres Martin</a>
Photo: Andrew Eichenholz/ATP Tour
The former Georgia Institute of Technology star asked Alcaraz several questions about his game and found the Spaniard’s answers insightful.

“He was just like, 'The biggest thing is to understand your identity as a player. Once you figure that out, then you can go out and really just try to be that person every time you step on the court'," Martin said. "So I think that's something to take with me for the future."

Budkov Kjaer won the Wimbledon boys’ singles title this year and has already grown to know some of the sport’s best players. The teen has had a top example in countryman Casper Ruud.

Even so, it has been a special week for a player trying to learn what it takes to succeed as a professional.

“It's a great experience and a memory you will carry through your whole life,” Budkov Kjaer said. “It's not every day you get the chance to play with some of the best players in the world. And of course, I'm extremely happy to have the chance to be here.”

Prado Angelo is at a career-high No. 274 in the PIF ATP Rankings, but he had only played one hard-court event in 2024 when he arrived in Turin.

“I’m not used to playing these conditions indoor hard,” Prado Angelo said. “In South America, we're not used to but I am trying to play more low. They are like trying to teach me some tips.”

The Bolivian expressed his thanks for all the players. “Alcaraz, for the language, for me, was the easiest one, because we speak both Spanish. De Minaur too speaks Spanish, but they are all good,” Prado Angelo said. “They were kind with me, and I just like everyone.”

https://www.atptour.com/en/news/nitto-a ... e-partners

[Nando]

[Nando]

[Nando]

[Nando]

[Nando]

[Nando]

[Nando]

[Nando]