Historic bombing of Alcaraz: ties the final of the morbidity in Paris
Carlos Alcaraz It’s the bomb. Almost five months out due to the wrist injury, this Sunday (3:00 p.m.) he will play the third final since his reappearance, in his fifth tournament in a season in which he had previously won the Australian Open and Doha. Fell Tokyothe previous week triumphed in Vienna and surprises again in Paris.
It was the event that had been the worst for Carlos Alcaraz. The Masters 1000 ATP indoor on a hard court in Paris was overwhelming for the Murcian, from tears in the debut, caused by wild hostility from the stands, to a quarter-final in 2022 as the best result. Little for your general baggage.
The Murcian, 23 years old and number 3, likes to break down obstacles. It destroys them, no matter what the cost. He survived two match points with the American in the semifinals Taylor Fritzsentenced his duel with the Norwegian with much superiority Casper Ruud27 years old and number 23, whom he beat 6-4 and 6-4 in 1h.25′.
Alcaraz signed a final with historical overtones and with its good dose of morbidity. He faces American Ben Shelton, 24 years and number 4, who ended the French dream by coming back to Luca Van Assche5-7, 6-3 and 6-4, raising a 1-3 in the third set.
The tennis player from El Palmar will focus on dominating his 38th final, lifting a 29th trophy, but with a special desire. He wants revenge, after three victories he suffered a defeat against Shelton, in the match of the US Open which ended at three in the morning with success for the American left-hander 6-7 (5), 6-1, 6-3, 1-6 and 7-6 (10-7).
The confrontation will also have the extra interest that comes from having publicly known that Juan Carlos Ferrerocoach of Carlos Alcaraz until December 2025, will join Ben Shelton’s technical team, led by his father Brianformer ATP player.
And there is the component of being the second Spaniard to triumph in a not very favorable competition in his forty years of professional career. It is Roland Garrosnot Paris indoors and hard courts. Won David Ferrer in 2012, losing the 2013 final. They lost on the last day Andres Gimeno (1972), Sergio Casal (1986) and Rafa Nadal (2007).
Ruud was once again inferior to Alcaraz, as in six of their previous seven confrontations. The Norwegian is solidity in person, but he is far from the genius of the Spaniard, who was also a hammer with his serve, with which he scored fourteen consecutive points.
Alcaraz handled the duel without haste, aware that the opportunity would come to unbalance. In the opening set he had to wait for the seventh game, the third breaking point. In the last one he made the move in the ninth with another break. Sharpening his tennis, recovering strength compared to the wear and tear of the semifinals.
