Tennis | Wimbledon
The Murcian travels to the British capital this Monday and will participate in two exhibitions in Hurlingham in preparation for Wimbledon
Carlos Alcaraz counts the hours remaining to get on the plane in which he travels to London this Monday, along with the members of his team, to prepare for Wimblendon, the third Grand Slam of the season. He will do so by taking part in two exhibitions at Hurlingham to, as he puts it, “put the finishing touches on my game.” Alcaraz will arrive in the English capital without having played an official match on grass this year.
However, he is ready and eager to jump onto the English slopes. He admits feeling “very excited” in these days prior to his participation in the Wimbledon tournament. “I can’t wait”, he has made public through his social networks.
Alcaraz, 19 years old and player number 7 in the ATP, has not played an official match since May 31, the day he was eliminated in the Roland Garros quarterfinals against the German Alexander Zverev. The pupil of Juan Carlos Ferrero had planned to play the ATP 500 in Queens to adapt to the grass, but he gave up doing so to disconnect and recover from the discomfort he is dragging in his right ankle and elbow, damage that he assures is already recovered. At Hurlingham he will meet Rafa Nadal, Novak Djokovic, Casper Ruud and Felix Auger Aliassime.
The tennis player from El Palmar is already a reference in the world of tennis and is receiving more and more compliments from other players
The presence of the Murcian has raised great expectations in London. Alcaraz has become a true reference in the world of tennis and not only for fans due to his triumphs and titles. He is receiving more and more praise from colleagues and experts and now he has also been praised by a young player who already directly places him as a reference for those who are growing up on the circuit.
Thus, the British Jack Draper, 20 years old, one more than Carlitos, said this week that “Alcaraz is very special. I see him as a reference player. He is the one I am judging myself against. His standards, his work rate and his way of playing », said the tennis player from Sutton, who added that « seeing someone like this you can learn a lot and I hope that one day I will be competing for big titles against him ».
Nadal and Djokovic
This exhibition tournament will also be Nadal’s first touchstone on grass since losing in the Wimbledon semi-finals in 2019 against Roger Federer. On that occasion, the man from Manacor also chose Hurlingham to prepare for the third Grand of the season. Djokovic, who has not played since falling in the Roland Garros quarterfinals against Nadal, has also not played in any official tournament before Wimbledon.
This exhibition tournament, which does not award ATP points, takes place at the Hurlingham Club, an exclusive private sports and social club located in the Fulham area of London. It was founded in 1869 and is a member of the London Club Association.
The draw for the final table will be on Friday.
The draw for the Wimbledon final draw will take place on Friday at 11 a.m. The current Wimbledon winners are Ashleigh Barty in the women’s draw, who last year beat Pliskova 6-3, 6-7(4) and 6-3 in the final, while Novak Djokovic is the men’s side. who beat Matteo Berrettini 6-7(4), 6-4, 6-4 and 6-3.
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