Tennis
The painting draws a path full of traps and unknowns for the Murcian
Carlos Alcaraz would meet Novak Djokovic in the Wimbledon quarterfinals. This was the result of the draw, held this Friday morning, which drew a thorny path for the Murcian. Ferrero’s pupil will make his debut against Jan-Lennard Struff, his executioner last year at Roland Garros and a dangerous player on grass, but this year he has suffered physical problems and only has two wins.
Alcaraz’s path is plagued with traps, but also with doubts. In the second round he could meet the veteran Fognini, always an unknown, and in the third with Otte. In the following season, Andy Murray, an accomplished surface specialist, or Sinner, another of the circuit’s great promises, would appear. However, like the Murcian, the two arrive pending their fitness.
Overcoming these obstacles and meeting Novak Djokovic, the current champion, in the quarterfinals would already be a success for Carlos Alcaraz. The road in the semis would probably be Ruud or Hurkacz. Winner Rafa Nadal and Matteo Berrettini, two of the big title contenders, go through the other half of the draw and would only face Alcaraz or Djokovic in the final.
Less pressure
They are hard crosses for Alcaraz, but this time he does not start with the obligation to go that far. If he arrived at Roland Garros as one of the main favorites, his participation in Wimbledon is surrounded by more uncertainty. After his defeat in Paris he was granted a break and did not play a game until this Thursday, when he fell in Hurlingham against Tiafoe. It’s his only shoot of him on grass alongside training this week in London. He only has one game left against Ruud on Saturday.
In fact, some discomfort in the elbow prevented him from playing in Queens two weeks ago. These days he has reappeared with a protection in the joint, but on Thursday he assured that he was “as a precaution” and that his sensations were good. In any case, there is no doubt that Alcaraz arrives more relieved of pressure than on the clay court tour.
In addition, at Wimbledon he only defends a second round from last year, when he lost to Medvedev. The one from El Palmar wants to cling to that lack of expectations to play free and aggressive on the London grass. It is the key for him to give the main favorites a scare.
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