The tennis player from El Palmar beats Norrie (6-4 and 6-3) and will seek a place in the final against the Manacorí, who remains undefeated this season
Anyone would say that it is only the sixth Masters 1,000 in which he has competed. Carlos Alcaraz continues to silence the world with his prodigious right. 2-0 (6-4 / 6-3) against a great Cameron Norrie who made things very difficult for him, especially in the first set, but who he knew how to take the measure in time to overcome in an unbeatable second set. An hour and forty minutes of power and energy make Carlos Alcaraz the youngest player in an Indian Wells semi-final since the creation of the ATP Masters 1,000 in 1990.
The game started in the worst way for the Murcian after losing his first service and then going 0-2 down. But if the young tennis player is showing something, it is that he cannot give up on him, and less so at the beginning of a match. With courage and a mental handling of pressure unsuitable for his age, Alcaraz faced the rest of the set demonstrating his self-confidence with the backhand and immediately turned the score around. Marked by the loss of games in both players, equality was dominant in the first 55 minutes of this set, which was decided thanks to the fact that Juan Carlos Ferrero’s pupil knew how to take advantage of his great form to apply that bit of energy that It sets you apart from the rest today.
The second sleeve was of another color. With the lesson of the first stages of the game learned, Alcaraz did not give him the previous margin and only weakened when he was behind on the scoreboard (1-2). At that moment, and after his rival Norrie had to be treated for apparently damaging his hip, the recital of the 19th in the world began. In all possible ways and with self-esteem through the roof, Carlos was owner and lord of the rest of the meeting. Through a decisive setback and prodigious blows, the Murcian was getting closer to the dream of facing an entire Rafa Nadal in the semifinals of a Masters 1,000. Norrie tried until the end and made it 4-3 on the scoreboard with a break of serve, but Alcaraz’s youth overwhelmed him.
In the semi-final, his idol awaits him, against whom he fulfilled his dream on his 18th birthday. Rafa Nadal and Alcaraz will face each other next Saturday at 7:00 p.m. But this time it will be different. After almost a year, Carlos Alcaraz has evolved by leaps and bounds and will be a born competitor for the place in the final. Indian Wells will have a Spanish finalist and, why not, it can be from Murcia.
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