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The one from Manacor has shown his affection with a message to congratulate the champion: “Many congratulations Carlitos for your historic victory in Miami”
The clay court tour, which benefits his game more, could also see him finishing a good role at Roland Garros
In addition, he is one of the five chosen ones who have won in Miami without being within the ‘top 10’ of the ATP ranking
Soon we will know the outcome of a story that promises a lot a few minutes before the start of the match against Casper Ruud, who would also be the first Norwegian to win a tournament of this category.
A meeting with a lot of epicness and nerves is expected from the beginning, and if both maintain the level they have had in Miami these days, the battle could be greatly extended
The Spaniard will have to take care of unforced errors, because nerves will most likely attack him as he is one step away from making history at the Miami Open
In fact, Ruud himself has acknowledged that Alcaraz “made him feel like he had no chance” in that not-so-distant meeting
If he defeats Casper Ruud in Miami, he will also become the youngest tennis player to win the championship and will be the first Spaniard to lift the cup
The precocity of Alcaraz to enter among the best in the world in high-level tournaments is making him aim for more and more records, remembering that distant Rafa Nadal from the beginning of the millennium
It could be said that Alcaraz is in the best moment of his career, and in this situation he has an advantage for the final, but nerves will also play a very important role at Hard Rock Stadium.
As Juan Bautista Martínez tells in La Vanguardia, Alcaraz defines his system with the three C’s: “Head, heart and balls”
The Spaniard saw that the chair umpire had made a mistake saying that in one of the points the Pole had bounced the ball twice in his field when it was not so, and as Alcaraz saw it, he asked the referee to repeat the point as a gesture of sportsmanship with the following ovation from the stands
Before him, four more national tennis players tried it, Sergi Bruguera, Rafa Nadal, David Ferrer and Carlos Moyá, all of them without knowing the victory in their respective finals
Finally Ferrero will be able to accompany and guide Carlos Alcaraz in one of the most important games of his life so far
Ruud refers to the only game that the two protagonists of the final have played, when the Murcian “made him feel that he had no chance”, according to Casper himself
However, the truth is that until now the Murcian has not yet won any title in the category of a Masters 1000 like the one in Miami, where if he wins he will open a very special chapter in his life
Both are experiencing a good moment in their careers, with Ruud occupying number 8 in the world at 23 years of age and Alcaraz in 16th place in the ATP ranking.
Ruud is the first Norwegian to reach the final of a Masters 1000, which is also a historic day for him, since he had never gone so far and in Miami he has put together a sublime performance reflected in the easy victory against Facundo Cerúndulo by 6-4 and 6-1 before the final
Yesterday a final was played in the sunny city of the state of Florida, in this case the women’s singles, where the Polish Iga Swiatek defeated Naomi Osaka.
In the quarterfinals he had to suffer more, facing the Serbian Kecmanovic in three sets (6-7(5), 6-3 and 7-6(5) and signing a full semifinal with a double ‘tie break’ to get rid of Hubert Hurkacz in a double 7-6
The year has started wonderfully for the one from El Palmar, who has already released his ATP 500 resume in Rio de Janeiro and today he could do it with the Masters 1000
In La Vanguardia we will narrate the confrontation live and offer a preview loaded with interesting data. Here we go!
Alcaraz, only 18 years old, is one step away from glory and to reach it he will have to overcome the Norwegian Casper Ruud, who comes with the desire to defeat Carlos
