The Spaniard lost to Alexander Zverev and was eliminated from the semi-finals. Meanwhile, Norwegian Casper Ruud was the last to get his ticket for this instance.
Carlos Alcaraz emerged as the main obstacle for the world number one Jannik sinner in the ATP final. The Spaniard and the Italian shared the four grand slams of the year and the Turin public was impatient to define themselves between them. However, The Murcian disappointed and was eliminated in the group stage of the competition.
Carlitos lost to Norwegian Casper Ruud in his debut and recovered against Russian Andrey Rublev. However, the German Alexander Zverev stopped his dream of reaching the semi-finals and beat him 7-6 (5), 6-4.
“It’s been a difficult week for me, but it’s a privilege to be here among the eight best in the world,” said Alcaraz, remembering that he had health problems in those days. And he added: “I will learn from what happened. I played good tennis, but today I faced one of the best. “I am disappointed with the defeat.”
“One of my goals is to come into this part of the year fresher. He was better than last season, but not enough. “I want to be as mentally fresh as possible and enjoy every game,” he continued.
Zverev, who claimed to finish the year ranked second in the world and will face Taylor Fritz in the semi-final, appreciated the victory: “It was a match of a very high level, incredible. The first set and the tie-break It was impressive. There were times when I thought he was Spider-Man. Very happy with the victory and to be in the semi-final.
In addition, he showered his rival with praise. “He may not be playing his best tennis, but in important moments he transforms into another person and plays at his best. He always finds a way to play well when he needs to. This is why he is one of the best players in the world,” he stressed.
Ruud takes the last ticket
Meanwhile, during the afternoon session, Casper Ruud advanced to the semi-finals after beating Andrey Rublev 6-4, 5-7, 6-2 in a match in which he showed a very good level, just as he did in his debut against Alcaraz.
Moving on to the definition by the title, Norwegian will be measured against the big favorite local idol Jannik Sinner. A great word challenge.
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