Now it seems that the post-95s are quite likely to live into the embarrassing appearance of being caught between the front and back - the first half of their careers are blocked by the giants, and the second half of their careers are then subjected to the post-00s wave.
Fans and the media have always liked to say that the post-90s generation is the "disappearing generation" and "Beat generation" in the shadow of the big three, after all, the time of the career basically coincides with several giants, and everyone can think about the fate of Dimitrov and Raonic. The fate of the post-95 generation is much luckier in the eyes of everyone, after all, when the giants come to an end, they still have the second half of their careers to fly freely and start the happy journey of harvesting Grand Slams.
Now it seems that the post-95 generation is quite likely to live into the embarrassing appearance of being caught between the front and back - the first half of his career was blocked by the giants, and the second half of his career was followed by the post-00s wave. After all, although it is difficult for Federer to add another Grand Slam, Nadal is still constantly attacking, and Djokovic is only temporarily resting; and in the back waves of constant waves, the leader has begun to take shape.
He is Carlos Alcaraz, 18, who is already 4th in the French Open odds list, tied with Thiem, and the previous 3 were Nadal, Djokovic and Tsitsipas.
And it is this Tsitsipas, who is in the top 5 in the world, who is simply not enough to play in front of Alcaraz. From a wonderful start of 5-2, he lost 7 consecutive sets all the way, and finally lost 5-7 and 3-6. What is even more shocking is that judging from the reactions of fans on social media, everyone did not regard this result as a cold one at all.
Tsitsipas's style of play is also light and crisp, but in front of the rhythm of Alcaraz, there is a sense of inability to keep up with the trip; especially when the two sides face backhands, the texture and ability to change the line of the SLR are under the thick but flexible double backs of Alcaraz. After the game, Alcaraz honestly blew himself up, saying that in the backhand-to-backhand competition, he first dragged it with a slash of several consecutive beats, and then used the backhand to attack in a straight line, tried and failed, and got a large number of points. Although Tsitsipas has been struggling to survive and his attitude to the game is commendable, he really can't come up with any decent methods, and his arrogance is completely crushed, and for a while he felt like he was beaten.
Alcaras has won 5 of the last 8 games against the world's top 10 stars, and at the age of 18, he has shown great survivability in the camp of top stars. Thinking about his post-00s friends, Sina and Aliassim, are also thriving, and people can't help but think: Tsitsipas and Zverev's post-95 generation of Grand Slam dreams, and even Tim once seemed to survive to the French Open dream that Nadal's retirement was bound to achieve, how to put it in the face of the surging post-00 tide?
After talking about Alcaraz, the youngest of the Miami Masters round of 16, let's look at the oldest Kyrgios – yes, you read that Kyrgios, who was once a young genius, is now the oldest of the Masters' round of 16.
The Australian Open men's doubles victory coupled with the recent good form, many fans began to hope that the prodigal son of Kyrgios would turn back. Facts have proved that his nature is difficult to move after all, he was in the match with Sina on the 30th Beijing time, all kinds of moths, and the referee quarreled, was fined points, and even was fined a round, and finally lost to Sina in two sets. Facts have taught us once again that, perhaps, some people are not worthy of re-expectations, and some people should be settled early. Emotional stability and inner security are really the wealth of a person's life; of course, emotional instability can also become the wealth of our eating melons and watching dramas.
The 20-year-old Sina is now ranked 11th in the world, the 21-year-old Aliasim is 9th in the world, and the 18-year-old Alcaraz will soon be joining their high-end team – after beating Kecmanovic to reach the final four, Alcaraz's instant ranking has risen to 14th, reaching this year's "small goal" three-quarters ahead of the season! If he can win the championship, he will rise to 11th place, which will be infinitely close to the top ten, and since there are basically no points to protect in the first half of the year, he does not seem to have much suspense before Wimbledon.
In the semi-finals, Alcaraz will face defending champion Hulkac, who has won 14 consecutive games in Florida and has just beaten Medvedev, which will be a big test for the youngster. In addition, this will also be the first meeting between the two players' careers, will Hulkach continue to win in Florida, or will Alcaraz reach the Masters final for the first time?
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