As tournaments advance, great players usually gradually raise their level. That is what he did this Wednesday, early on Thursday in Space, Carlos Alcaraz To win a Luca Nardi 6-1 and 6-4 in 1h20 and overcome the round of 16 of the Cincinnati Open. On Friday, he will face Andrey Rublev. The Russian could with the Argentine Francisco Comesaña And the Murcian will face for the fifth time, who dominates the face to face 3-1, with a last recent triumph, in the fourth round of Wimbledon.
“As I said at the beginning, what I wanted was better every day, in each training and in each game. And I think I am doing it, something that I am proud “he said Alcarazwhich equals the 18 presences of Sergi Bruguera in rooms of Masters 1.000in the fourth place on the list of the Armadawhich leads Rafa Nadal (99), ahead of David Ferrer (45) and of Carlos Moyá (21). Carlos passes to Lorenzo Musetti As for triumphs in this category so far this season, with 18, ahead of the 17th of the Italian. The number two streak in these tournaments is 14 consecutive victories, thanks to their titles in Montecarlo y Romaand your current performance in Cincinnati.
In addition, he improves his brand since April to an impressive 36-2 and also his immaculate balance against younger players than him (11-0), although Nardi has, like him, 22 years old, he only takes a few days. Against transalpine players, Alcaraz It is in 16-1 since the beginning of 2024, with a single defeat, before Jannik Sinner In the last final of Wimbledon.
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“It has been, my best game in this tournament”he sentenced Alcarazafter closing a solid performance, without fissures or faults of concentration. A first overwhelming set paved the way a lot, because when Nardi (98º), repeated from the previous one, He wanted to react in the second, the The palmar I was waiting for him. The Italian, colleague of Carloshe raised his benefits enough to make him a break, but he found the immediate reaction of his rival at the most even time of the meeting. And 4-2 of Lucawhich suffered a lot with his service (eight fouls), he went to 6-4 definitive for the Spanish. Partial 4-0 and something else, butterfly.
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