Tomorrow at 7 a.m., the final quarter-final of the Miami Masters continues against Spain's rookie Alcaraz and Serbian rookie Ketzmanovic. When the two giants Nadal and Djokovic are temporarily off the tour for some reason, the two of them are about to stage a first collision between Nadal Jr. and Djokovic Jr.
Born in 2003, Alcaraz is 1.85 meters tall, with a right hand clap and a two-handed backhand, and turned professional in 2018. Alcaraz and Nadal are fellow Spaniards, the same height, and they also turned professional at the age of 15. Not only that, but Alcaraz loves forehand hitting the ball the most, he loves clay courts the most, his favorite tournament is the French Open, his favorite football club is Real Madrid, and his favorite hobbies are playing golf and football, all of which are the same as Nadal. To this end, Alcaraz regarded Nadal as his idol, and fans and the media also regarded Alcaraz as Nadal's successor, Nadal Jr.
Born in 1999, Katsmanovic won the Youth World No. 1 in 2016 and turned professional in 2017. At the 2019 Indiwells Masters, Keczmanovic reached the quarter-finals and reached the top 100 for the first time in the world rankings. In September 2020, Ketzmanovic won his first career tour title, the ATP 250 Kitzbühel. At the 2022 Australian Open, Djokovic did not have the opportunity to go out to defend the title due to visa reasons, and Kecmanovic was able to replace Djokovic as the lucky loser to participate in the Australian Open. Ketzmanovic did not live up to the opportunity given by his compatriot Djokovic, and even won three consecutive games to reach the round of sixteen grand slams for the first time in his career. Coming to the North American "Sunshine Doubles" Indian Wells and Miami Masters, Ketsmanovic continued to perform strongly, reaching the quarterfinals in a row, which made people shine. In particular, the Miami Masters 1/8 final reversed the defeat of fritz, a local player who had just won the Indian Wells Masters championship, to avenge his loss in the 1/4 final of the Indian Wells Masters, showing a strong strength that cannot be underestimated, and the world ranking reached 38 places. In this way, when the predecessor compatriot Djokovic was still dormant, Ketzmanovic incarnated as the younger Djokovic and was active on the field, surprising the fans.
Little Nadal Alcaraz, who is 3 and a half years younger than Ketzmanovich, is even more remarkable! In the 2020 season, Alcaraz, who had only been in the professional profession for two years, won 39 wins and 7 losses in all competitions. The world ranking jumped from 491 at the beginning of the year to 141 at the end of the year. Won the ATP Newcomer of the Year Award. In May 2021, After winning his fourth career challenge title, Alcaraz reached the top 100 for the first time in the world rankings. In July of the same year, Alcaraz won the ATP250 Umala, eight days less than his compatriot Nadal's first 2004 tour title. In August of the same year, Alcaraz defeated The First Brother of England in three sets in the first round of the US Open, surpassing the Big Three of his age at the age of 18 years and 3 months, becoming the youngest active player to win for the first time in all four Grand Slams. Alcaraz continued to work hard, winning four consecutive games to reach the quarterfinals of the US Open, becoming the youngest US Open quarterfinalist since the 1968 Open era. At the end of the year, in the New Forces Finals, Alcaraz lost only one set in five games and won the championship. In the 2021 season, Alcaraz won 32 wins, surpassing the 30 wins achieved by his compatriot Nadal at the same age, and the world ranking jumped sharply to 32nd place again, and was nominated for the ATP Player of the Year Award for Most Improved Player of the Year (after The United Kingdom's first brother Norrie).
At the 2022 Australian Open, Alcaraz overtook the Big Three to become the youngest Grand Slam seed player since Zhang Depei at the 1990 US Open. In the third round, the world's seventh, Italian young handsome man Berrettini, Alcaraz lost two sets and then chased two sets in a row, and the decisive set was regrettably defeated. In February 2022, the ATP500 Rio Clay Race, Alcaraz took revenge on Berrettini in three sets in the quarterfinals, defeated Italian veteran Fognini in two sets in the semi-finals, and defeated Argentine dwarf Tiger Schwartzmann in two sets in the final to win the championship. At the age of 18 years and 9 months, Alcaraz became the youngest champion of the ATP500 tournament since its inception in 2009, a month younger than Nadal that year, and the world ranking first in the top 20.
Coming to the Indian Wells Masters, Alcaraz rose to prominence and reached the semi-finals of the Masters for the first time in his career. Alcaraz's men have lost a lot, including his compatriot Agut, the French veteran who defeated the world's number one Medvedev in the third round, the cool little Black Monfils, and the British brother and the defending champion of the tournament, Nori. In the semi-final against idol Nadal, Alcaraz served and attacked with both the front and backhands, and launched a fierce break battle with Nadal, and finally lost 3 hours and 11 minutes. Back-to-back Miami Masters, Alcaraz is not diminished in firepower, in good shape, the quarter-finals with two sets to defeat the world's fifth, Greece's beauty Tsitsipas, consecutive masters to reach the quarterfinals, ushered in the first meeting with Ketzmanovic.
At seven o'clock tomorrow morning, the final quarterfinal of the Miami Masters, what kind of spark will be splashed by the first collision between Alcaraz and Katsmanovic, Nadal Jr. and Djokovic Jr.? I waited for the fans and waited with bated breath. (Source: Tennis House Author: Colorful Bean Powder)