His season debut was a long time coming -- Carlos Alcaraz missed 3 months and the Australian Open with abdominal and hamstring injuries -- but today he looked like the guy who won the US Open as a teenager.
Small event, perhaps, an ATP 250 on clay, but he dropped only one set in four matches, winning the final vs Cam Norrie 6-3, 7-5. The lefty had beaten Alcaraz once in 3 prior meetings, the win in a great match in Cincinatti with two tiebreaks.
That puts Carlitos aka Charlie only 590 points from retaking the number one ranking from Novak Djokovic. That might happen in Indian Wells if Novak doesn't get the "exemption" to US immigration laws he applies for { Sunday Express claims he was told that is "unrealistic"}
ATP coverage at this link with a 14 sec highlight
https://www.atptour.com/en/news/alca...res-2023-final
Let's see if I can find a better highlight ... ah, good old YouTube
8 minutes of the final via Tennis TV
12 minutes of quarters including Musetti, Alcaraz, Norrie
Small event, perhaps, an ATP 250 on clay, but he dropped only one set in four matches, winning the final vs Cam Norrie 6-3, 7-5. The lefty had beaten Alcaraz once in 3 prior meetings, the win in a great match in Cincinatti with two tiebreaks.
That puts Carlitos aka Charlie only 590 points from retaking the number one ranking from Novak Djokovic. That might happen in Indian Wells if Novak doesn't get the "exemption" to US immigration laws he applies for { Sunday Express claims he was told that is "unrealistic"}
ATP coverage at this link with a 14 sec highlight
https://www.atptour.com/en/news/alca...res-2023-final
Let's see if I can find a better highlight ... ah, good old YouTube
8 minutes of the final via Tennis TV
12 minutes of quarters including Musetti, Alcaraz, Norrie
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