Alcaraz overtakes Griekspoor in its 100th win

Dutch Tallon Griekspoor’s shots averaged 125 kilometers per hour in the first set, but Alcaraz knew how to control his opponent’s great start and in the last 16 he faced fellow countryman Andy’s executioner, British Jack Draper. Murat. Murcian, who was world number two and the California desert’s first favorite before the loss of Serbian Novak Djokovic, sealed the victory in one hour and 41 minutes. dir-dir Second fastest player to achieve a hundred wins in the ATP round With a balance of 100-32 after John McEnroe who missed that in one game.

After easily knocking out Australia’s Thanasi Kokkinakis in her debut match, Alcaraz surmounted a tougher hurdle and is back to showing good marks on a physical level after a hamstring injury that cost her the final of the Rio tournament against England’s Cameron Norrie. Murcian, who rose to the top of the rankings with the championship he won at the US Open and is currently number two, In his absence, he will be able to return to number one with an Indian Wells win. Novak Djokovic. The Serbian player is unable to attend Indian Wells as he is unable to enter the US due to refusing to receive his coronavirus vaccine.

Alcaraz was a semi-finalist in ‘Tennis Paradise’ last year before being crowned with the first of two Masters 1000s he won in Miami. He would soon win in Madrid as well as Rio and Barcelona, ​​and would put the icing on the cake when he took to the skies his first career ‘big’ in New York and became world number one.

First set of high demand

Griekspoor was clear that Alcaraz needed to push their shots all the way to get them in trouble, and in the first set, the Dutch managed to push Murcian to their limits. His forehand averaged over 130 km/h and his backhand averaged 122 km/h. Alcaraz needed patience and concentration to avoid disappointment and opportunity while serving. He did this with maturity, playing long points, defending when necessary and determined the first set in tiebreaks after 59 minutes of real play. He had a fantastic backstroke on the first count and escaped 4-2 with a perfect fall before punishing the set with a 7-4.

It was a psychological blow for Griekspoor, who started to show signs of tension in the second set and lost the serve in the first lap. Alcaraz took the two broken balls forward 2-0 and sealed the conflict with their last 6-3 serve.

Draper exam

Alcaraz will now face off curtain makerGreat hope of the British tennis player who fell to the ground in a magnificent match teammate Andy Murray 7-6(5) and 6-2. Murcian won the only precedent in three sets with Draper, who was world number 56 in Basel last year.

Former NBA players, German Dirk Nowitzki, who won the championship with the Dallas Mavericks in 2011, and his friend Steve Nash were watching the game in the presidential box.