New world number one, Carlos Alcaraz reigns on the ATP circuit since his return from injury in mid-February. The Spaniard hasn’t dropped a single set so far in the United States after winning Indian Wells and reaching the semi-finals in Miami. Latest victim, Taylor Fritz praised Alcaraz comparing him to Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic.
It is a title Buenos Aires and a final at Rio de Janeirolost against Cameron Norriewhich kicked off the season of Carlos Alcaraz. The Spaniard then won Indian Wells and is still in the running to win Miami after eliminating Taylor Fritz. In the absence of Novak Djokovic, banned from the territory, the Spaniard crushes everything in his path. What did not fail to raise the American.
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“He put a lot more pressure on me”
In a press conference after being beaten 6/4 6/2 in the quarter-finals of the Masters of Miami par Carlos alcaraz, Taylor Fritz made a point of congratulating his executioner, claiming that he had given him more trouble than the Big 3 : “I played against Federer, Nadal and Djokovic and I felt like I had more time to breathe against them. They are different styles of play. Novak gets you into long rallies, he slowly gets you out of position and overpowers you, but I feel like I can stay longer in those rallies and have more opportunities to attack. Today (Friday), during the first games of the match, Alcaraz dropped winning shots in response to shots on which players do not usually put me in danger. I feel like he was a lot more attacking and put a lot more pressure on me.”
Sinner again on the way to Alcaraz
In the semi-finals on Saturday night, Jannik Sinner will have to deal with Carlos alcaraz. The two players know each other well, having already faced each other six times and the Italian has managed to beat the 19-year-old Spanish prodigy twice.
