The ATP Asian tour continues its course and the Spanish Carlos Alcaraz seeks to increase his streak that he has held since his bad time on the American continent, where he was not at the level that we are used to. After those low moments, in which the Spaniard said he had taken a step back, its level has been increasing to a point where many call him the best, although he is not the number one in the hands of Jannik Sinner.
In Asia, the El Palmar tennis player has recovered his essence, his grace and his smilewhich is the most important thing, since the Spaniard always plays to have fun with impossible shots that are only within the reach of the best. Last year was the other way around, in the United States it didn’t go badly, but in China he was left with a bad taste in his mouth, but this time he wanted to leave the ghosts behind and conquer Beijing and, why not, Shanghai.
In the round of 16, Carlos Alcaraz will have to face the French Gaël Monfilsa tennis player recognized on the circuit for his physique and his different blowswhich is so popular in the stands. His game stands out for its explosiveness, which despite his 38 years It is still of high caliber. Therefore, Alcaraz will have to be focused throughout the match, since the Frenchman can display good tennis with great exchanges of points.
The Spaniard has the numbers in his favor, but the statistics are worth breaking. In it H2Hthat is, the confrontations between the two, the Spanish wins 2-1but with controversy: It was against Monfils when he broke his racket in Cincinnati. However, the former world number 6 will seek to inaugurate his personal locker against the current champion of Roland Garros and Wimbledon, whom he has praised on several occasions. “I see him as Novak, as Rafa, as Roger”he said into the ATP Tour microphones.
Thus, the match will be played on Wednesday October 9 at an early hour in Spain. Although the schedule is still up in the air, everything suggests that the match between Carlos and Gael will be played around 8:30 peninsular hours. On the other hand, the way to watch it on television is through Movistar, who owns all the rights to this tournament. Therefore, the match will be in dial 64: Movistar 2.
The Spanish tennis player, despite his youth, already has figures on hard surfaces that are frightening. At 21 years old, the Murcian has already reached the 100 victories on this type of soilwith a record of 31 defeats. A statistic that shows that his emergence into tennis is not normal. Together with Sinner, they are the ones running to dominate the circuit in the coming years.
Furthermore, within these victories, there are matches against great players who are experts on this type of surface. The Spaniard has a great command of clay, and he is not bad at grass. However, on hard court the thing is somewhat below the others, although in recent times has improved noticeably in their fast track records. With this level and growth he will seek to win the last Grand Slam he’s missing in their showcases: AO Open.