“I don’t know how I’m going to face this game. He is the best player in the world right now, without a doubt.“. These are the words of Carlos Alcaraz when asked about his semi-final duel with Jannik Sinner. The Italian has an immaculate 2024: 17 wins, which is 20 without failure if you count the final phase of the last Davis Cup in Malaga.
“He’s playing at an incredible level, he hasn’t lost this season. I really enjoy watching him play, so it’s going to be a pretty complicated game. It will be a huge challenge for me,” said Alcaraz, who has already demolished Zverev’s German wall, with whom he had been defeated in his last two face-to-face matches. in a match marked by the invasion of bees.
Alcaraz suffers a bee attack in Indian Wells
The duel between the two has already become a classic. Both are called to lead the circuit. When they take to the Indian Wells track it will be their eighth meeting, ninth if we count the one they played back in 2019 at the Ferrero Challenger. That April 1, the Murcian, still 15 years old, beat Sinner, who was 17. It broke a streak of 16 victories for the Italian.
Now Alcaraz will once again seek to break the winning trend of the last Australian Open champion. “It’s always fun to play against Carlos. We are good friends off the court. On the court we try to give 100%. Usually the games are good. When he has a good day at service the games are complicated. I look forward to any challenge,” argues Sinner.
Sinner gets into the Indian Wells semis beating Lehecka
The last victory of Ferrero’s pupil over the Italian occurred in Indian Wells. It was last year and also in the semifinals. Alcaraz scored the match 7-6 (4) and 6-3, after saving a set point. and then conquer the tournament against Medvedev. Sinner took revenge in the semifinals in Miami and in Beijing, the last two precedents of this rivalry.
At stake is not only a pass to the final, but also number 2 in the ATP. Alcaraz will retain him if he wins, otherwise he will be surpassed by the Italian.
2024-03-16 11:09:14
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