Carlos Alcaraz It is already in the Wimbledon Finals After overcoming Andrey Rublev’s hard test (6-7 (5/7), 6-3, 6-4 and 6-4), which became even harder after the Spanish gave the first set. It seemed that he could win it because he had recovered a disadvantage break, despite him escaped in the tiebreaker. Nor did he bother him to lose that partial. The Russian went to the locker room and Carlos stayed on the track to play with the balls, giving touches with his feet, appearing relaxation. Keep with the activated zen mode. No exaggerated reproaches. Some comment with your bench, with Juan Carlos Ferrero and Samu Lópezbut always keeping calm. And nothing to “run” to quickly recover the lost terrain, which many other times was his downfall because instead of accumulating winners he did was make a mistake after another to make the biggest wound.
Alcaraz started the game with little nerve, something that a tennis player like Rublev does not forgive. The Russian trained by Fernando Vicente Always play a thousand per hour, and if someone can boast of acceleration with the right -wing blow, as much as to endure and even at times dominate the Murcian when they challenged themselves with that shot in the cross game. With several of those right and some good rest, he managed to take Rublev advantage with a blank break (1-3). Nor did Carlos flinch, although he knew the mountain ahead, since his rival only gave his serve on the previous three rounds. That land recovered it with legs and pundonor. In grass it is very difficult to defend, but Alcaraz can also do it with the traditional mode, with those extra steps after hitting to stop; or with the earth mode, slipping. Rublev tried to be aggressive and looked for the network, but its first five increases were neutralized, which led to the Spanish recovering the disadvantage.
The meeting seemed at that time where I wanted number two in the world, which in Trebreak came to send 5-4. He had two serves to settle the set, but then Rublev became solid and won the next two points after a long exchange and a spectacular reverse passing From the bottom of the track. The Russian tennis player gave first, but the game had only started and was already more balanced. In fact, at that time the Murcian had won more total points, but more decisive points Rublev.
The encounter entered a more logical dynamic after the previous battle and the first games of the second set were fast. The first to be wrong was going to pay it, and Rublev doubted a right and committed a double lethal foul that Carlos knew how to break and then put the 1-1.
If Alcaraz has improved his psychological appearance, what to say about his opponent, who has often left devouring his demons and has bundled it on the track. They work that aspect a lot in their work team and improvements are noticeable. Nor was he sank for the situation and in the third set it was he who was closer to breakage. He threatened with a 15-40 in the second game and with a 30-40 with 3-2 above. The Spanish came out of trouble and did not miss his chance when he arrived, with a memorable point in which he fought with everything, ran from one side to another and found an incredible passing, demonstrating that it is complicated, yes, but in grass you can also defend.
He was not playing in the terms that Spanish usually like, but he adapted to the famous phrase of Groucho Marx: “These are my principles, and if they don’t like them, I have others.” Rublev left the track again and this time Alcaraz waited for him juggling with the racket, his, relaxed, before giving the final blow. Now, in rooms, the British Cameron Norrie awaits him.