The performance of 18-year-old Hope Star Alcaraz at the Indian Wells Masters has been a hot topic. The youngster's forehand return is strong, a variety of landing points are accurate to win points, and the net is also excellent, and he sees the hope of the future star from him. Nadal praised the lad: "I am very happy that he will be a huge threat in the coming months, there is no doubt about it. It's great to have such a rising star in our country. ”
The Spanish youngsters defeated many masters along the way.
Swept Macdonald 6-3 6-3;
Defeat compatriot Agut with a 6-2 6-0 egg delivery;
Monfils, who defeated world number one Medvedev 7-5 6-1;
Defeated defending champion Nori 6-4 6-3.
With this victory, Alcaraz won nine consecutive singles tournaments from Rio de Janeiro to Indian Wells, reaching the ATP 1000 Masters semifinals for the first time in his career, and becoming the youngest IW men's singles finalist since Agassi in 1988.
Alcaraz and senior Nadal fought in the Indian Wells quarterfinals, which was the first time in the history of the 46-year tournament that the Spanish derby was staged in the men's singles semifinals, and it also became the biggest focus of the game. Alcaraz's performance was outstanding, although he lost the first set, but forced Nadal into a three-set battle, which took more than 3 hours, and the whole audience went crazy.
While most people thought it would be a star-making battle, Nadal won with a lot of experience when he was slightly unwell and physically inferior to that of young people. In particular, the tiebreaker significantly strengthened the Internet, and finally defeated Alcaraz 6-4 4-6 6-3 to win 20 consecutive games this season. This is Nadal's 5th time in the Indian Wells Final, the 53rd Masters Final, and will hit the 37th Masters! Yes, Nadal refuses to make stars!
Alcaraz showed future potential in the game, and the various winning points were crazy, but unfortunately they did not win the game. His racing temperament is very good, and many people are already optimistic about his future. He needs to prove himself with more victories, especially against the giants, he needs to prove himself with victories. Unfortunately he did not achieve this feat, becoming the 20th player to lose to Nadal this season. So far, Alcaraz has a record of 11 wins and 2 losses this season.
It is said that Alcaraz is the top five favourites to win the French Open this year, and whether he can meet everyone's expectations depends on his performance. (Source: Tennis House Author: Stray Rabbit)