The Wonder Boy fought more than necessary to win against El Brujo, leaving everything and more to give a great show to the public that filled the Buenos Aires Lawn Tennis Club. The Murcian won 6-2, 7-5 and will now face Andrea Vavassori in the quarterfinals.
The public cheered him on from day one when he set foot around BALTC and always responded with a smile, a photo or an autograph. And on the court he didn’t disappoint either: although he had some ups and downs and didn’t show his stellar version, Carlos Alcaraz left no room for surprises in his debut at the IEB+ Argentina Open and defeated a worthy Camilo Ugo Carabelli in sets 6-2 and 7-5.
The magnitude of the star present for the second year in a row at the National Tennis Cathedral is clearly visible in a the stadium is almost full, as usual for six days the most famous competition in the world of rackets is carried out in South America. The world number two, the two-time Grand Slam champion and winner of 12 titles arrived at the age of just 20. And the list with his achievements can go on and on…
People want to see him. “Carlos, I love you more than my mother”; “You’re my idol, shall we change t-shirts?” read the posters on the stands. However, the singing character of the soccer field (the atmosphere that prevailed for more than an hour and a half) was brought by the local, the 24-year-old Argentine who did not care to have such a star in front of him and gave rise, with a stellar match start, for chaos. “Come on, Cami, come on, put the egg, we won.”chanted a section of Carabelli fans as he hit and broke the first service game against a very erratic Alcaraz.
But when he regained the break for the second time in a row, he Wonder child He seemed to click in his tennis: the forehand was calibrated and began to “explode.”they appear trademark subtle drops and that defense that sometimes leaves audiences speechless. Carlitos showed up to win four straight games and take the first set 6-2.
The rise of the little Spanish gem, however, took a turn for the worse, again at the first kickoff but this time in the second set. And the Witcher took advantage of this to raise the hopes of those present. “And come, and come, and come Cami, come,” The center court echoed with every wide exchange that the kid who used to be a ball boy won the IEB+ Argentina Open.
Loose and taking rallies from behind as equals, Carabelli led 2-1, mirroring the first heat, but then he couldn’t hold it; or actually, they didn’t allow him. The Murcian hierarchy and arsenal of weapons reappeared, leaping to the natural quality weighed down by the top players in the world of tennis as night fell in Olleros 1510.
But when history seems doomed, the show went on. The one born a few blocks from BALTC has another bullet in store: he took out the special courage and relied on the support of the people to “reborn” and complicate things more than expected for two of world, who seemed to enter into some kind of desperation to close the game. “Sometimes I play him as an equal,” he said in the press room. So it is. Carabelli got the break back, tied the score and at 5-5 he was 0-40 against Charly’s serve, but he managed to save all the dangerous balls and came out unscathed. Where is the difference? “It has a broken object”he himself admitted after falling in straight sets.
Carlitos, who hasn’t played on clay for several months, showed a lack of timing in this one and didn’t give his best performance, although he still gave gems that will stay in the retina of the fans. “I made more mistakes than necessary and I also had more nerves than usual, but I think I played a good game”, he summarized a few minutes later in the conference. But above all, first of all in a debut, it was enough for him to qualify for the quarterfinals and continue his course to defend the IEB+ Argentina Open crown. Who is waiting for it now? The Italian Andrea Vavassori.
Source: Tycsports
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