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W sumie można było być pewnym, że gruby przypadkiem do Miami się nie wybrał, Itau to brazylijski bank, pewnie jest ich ambasadorem albo cuś.

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Entertaining Alcaraz wins Miami opener with ease

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Top seed Carlos Alcaraz treated patient Miami fans to a display of his all-court skills inside Hard Rock Stadium Saturday night, dismissing fellow Spaniard Roberto Carballes Baena 6-2, 6-1 to reach the third round.

Beginning his quest to complete the Sunshine Double after claiming the BNP Paribas Open title in Indian Wells last Sunday, the 20-year-old made several confident forays to net, was aggressive on second-serve returns and flexed his muscles with a 107 mph forehand winner to break serve in the first game of the second set.

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"I defended well in the humid conditions," said Alcaraz, who won more than 50 per cent of points when in defensive positions. "I had to be patient.

"I had to adapt to the conditions; the ball goes differently to Indian Wells and I had to see how it would be. I'm really happy with my performance and how I hit the ball."

Resilient fans who had endured lengthy rain delays on Friday and during Saturday's day session delighted in the five-time ATP Masters 1000 champion's blend of power and finesse.




Alcaraz next faces the winner of resurgent French veteran Gael Monfils and in-form Australian Jordan Thompson.

Showing no mercy for Carballes Baena on his 31st birthday, Alcaraz seized the momentum from the outset, clipping 10 winners to one in the opening set, when he also made 10 forays to net against his opponent, who dug in behind the baseline. The reigning Wimbledon champion finished the match with 22 winners to 16 unforced errors (compared to 9-21 for his opponent).

Alcaraz was also good in the high-pressure moments, saving all three break points he faced and converting four of his eight opportunities according to Infosys ATP Stats.

The Spaniard is confident in Miami, where he claimed his first Masters 1000 crown. Alcaraz is now 11-2 at the tournament.

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Alcaraz: 'I hope to have a rivalry like Federer & Nadal'

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The Spaniard discusses his budding rivalry with Sinner
March 25, 2024
Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner have met eight times in their Lexus ATP Head2Head series.Getty Images
Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner have met eight times in their Lexus ATP Head2Head series.
By Juan Diego Ramirez Carvajal
It’s been 20 years since one of the most iconic rivalries in our sport began.

In March 2004, Rafael Nadal beat Roger Federer at the Miami ATP Masters 1000 without knowing that they would end up playing a total of 40 Lexus ATP Head2Head matches on the ATP Tour, including 24 finals. They inspired millions of fans all over the world. Several of these fans are now leading players on the ATP Tour, including Carlos Alcaraz.

The player from Murcia, currently No. 2 in the PIF ATP Rankings, has idolised his countryman since he was a child and tried to replicate Federer's aggressive style on the court. But he is also a great admirer of the rivalry between the two, known to many as Fedal.

“They’ve had a very beautiful but demanding rivalry,” Alcaraz said at Hard Rock Stadium, where the Miami Open presented by Itaú is taking place.

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He has faced Nadal on the Tour (1-2 record) and has trained with Federer — the 20-year-old’s respect and admiration for both is obvious. After all, they have been teachers of sorts in his young and successful career. Carlitos learned a lot from the rivalry they developed over 15 years (2004-2019), making it the third-most repeated matchup in the Open Era.

“What I learned from their rivalry is that you can never fall behind or throw in the towel or be satisfied. You always have to improve, you always have to raise your level. Even if you think you’re at your highest level, that you can’t do any more, you can always do a bit more,” the two-time Grand Slam champion explained.

“That’s what they’ve shown, being at the top for so many years… Each time one of them lost to the other, he tried to be better to win the next time. And they did it for a long time, which is incredible and something to admire.”

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This healthy competitiveness between Nadal and Federer led them to build the most repeated rivalry in the history of the Open Era (since 1968) in Grand Slam finals. There were nine in total, the same number that the classic between Nadal and Novak Djokovic has produced.

Alcaraz dreams of having such a rivalry, but not because of the media impact. Far from it. Rather, so that someone pushes him all the time to overcome his limits. “I hope to have a rivalry like they’ve had,” he explained before revealing with whom he would like to experience such a level of competitiveness with.

“Right now, because of how people see it, it could be with Jannik,” he said of Jannik Sinner, with whom he has a Lexus ATP Head2Head of 4-4, full of magical points that have attracted an increasing number of admirers around the world.

“Hopefully Jannik and I both have a long and beautiful future ahead of us. I hope it will allow me to get the best out of myself and keep growing thanks to him, seeing the standard he sets,” Carlitos concluded shortly after beating Roberto Carballés Baena in his Miami debut.

A duel with the Italian in this event could only happen in the final, a round in which they have only faced each other once, two years ago on the clay of the Umag ATP 250, where Sinner won. The first of four more matches that the Spaniard needs to win this week to secure another potential clash between them takes place on Monday when he faces the Frenchman Gael Monfils.

Editor's note: This story has been translated from ATPTour.com/es.

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