Alcaraz gives in to Jarry’s storm | Tennis | Sports

Nicolás Jarry, a 28-year-old giant who plays tennis with good judgment and serves with a ruler, raises his fist and celebrates in the semifinals in Buenos Aires. The Chilean’s performance is magnificent. Stone by stone and with fortitude in the moments of trouble that have arisen, the tower has finally reduced Carlos Alcaraz, who at no time has finished feeling comfortable because the rival has imposed his plan; That is, no rhythm or debate, but gunpowder and more gunpowder, club by club. One hundred percent aggressiveness. Each ball loaded with hemlock and now (7-6 (2) and 6-3, following 1h 55m) a brilliant victory on his record, following last year he already put the Murcian in trouble in Brazil and also in Wimbledon. Consequently, the number two in the world says goodbye to Argentina, where he triumphed last year, and will try to find fortune next week in Rio de Janeiro, the second land station for him.

This time the quality he possesses was not enough for Alcaraz, nor was the final rebellion, when he was already once morest the ropes and in an extreme situation. Spectacular balloon, audience standing, excitement. Water this time. Penalized for the puncture in the tiebreaker of the first set, he revolted as soon as he started the second, break up, but Jarry responded immediately, emerging, and from there increased the bombardment by one more point. Without doubts or lukewarmness, determined, he led the duel to where he was most interested and the Spaniard, decreasing with the serve, towards the terrain of irregularity. Alcaraz did not finish letting go and although he threatened to react thanks to two break options in the final stretch, the Chilean canceled them with determination and consolidated the productivity of his service to find the prize deservedly. He will face the Argentine Facundo Díaz this Sunday for the title (20.00, Movistar+ Deportes), coming from the qualifying phase and superior to his compatriot Federico Coria (6-2 and 6-3).

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“Carlitos is one of the best, so I am extremely happy. “The third time was the charm,” celebrated Jarry, a 1.98 meter tall who hits the ball hard and knows how to handle herself once morest the strongest. This is how he remembers this victory, the fifth of his career once morest players from the top-5 and the eighth before top-10. Suspended in 2020 for eleven months for the consumption of metabolites – for the ingestion of contaminated vitamins, the International Federation (ITF) recognizing his innocence but without forgiving the punishment -, he recovered the ground lost in the challengers and for a couple of years it has been rebounding until climbing to the twenty-first step of the ranking, although if he were crowned in the final he would rise to 17th. From less to more in this last intervention, he now signs a meritorious victory that means Alcaraz’s goodbye to the tournament that he won a year ago. The Murcian leaves with three games under his belt—Ugo Carabelli and Andrea Vavassori in the previous stops—and with the feeling of not having known how to find a solution.

“It was a difficult defeat for me, it hurts a lot,” analyzed the one from El Palmar. “There are many things to improve. The level has to rise, I have played good tennis, but far from my real level. I have prepared well, physically I feel good, but these types of defeats hurt. You have to know how to read the games better and from there, move forward, there is no other option,” he continued in a self-critical manner. “It has been a complicated tournament. It is the first tournament on land in a long time and I still felt good at the tennis level, but I have played once morest quite uncomfortable players. Today it was difficult to get into the game and I had opportunities that I didn’t take advantage of. He tie break I didn’t play it well at all, and then I went once morest the grain. At the level of concentration I have had ups and downs that I cannot allow,” concluded Alcaraz, who in Rio de Janeiro will make his debut, Tuesday or Wednesday, once morest the Brazilian Thiago Monteiro (118th).

SINNER, FINALIST IN RÓTERDAM

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Wind in motion, Jannik Sinner does not let up in the slightest and maintains his full strength this season: 11 games, 11 victories. He offers no error. The last one once morest the Dutchman Tallon Griekspoor, defeated 6-2 and 6-4. In this way, the Italian, recent champion in Melbourne, will face the Australian Alex de Miñaur in the final this Sunday (7:00 p.m.), who beat Grigor Dimitrov 6-4, 6-3.

Sinner, 22, is aiming for his second title of the year and on Monday he will become the current number three, to the detriment of Russian Daniil Medvedev. With 11 trophies under his belt, he will now be tested once morest De Minaur, who little by little is finding a match for his perseverance. It will be in new condition top-10 and will play the 15th final of his career.