Alcaraz scores first victory over Rublev at ATP Finals

Alcaraz and Rublev had never faced each other in an official match, but they had shared the field in training and demonstrations. It was an unprecedented duel, but both knew each other well. The fastest track on the track is Pala Alpitour, He summoned them to their first official meeting, and although this would have benefited the Muscovites more, it was Alcaraz who implemented his law.

He left his opponent incredibly helpless, and during the first break of the second set, he hit himself with a racket in one leg as his opponent got out of control. showing frustration at feeling inadequate He was doing quite well from the first set, before the Murcian’s fierce blows.

And Alcaraz arrived tired after three consecutive defeats and a long season, sunk in a sea of ​​doubts with the feeling that he was not at the top level. Nothing can change the feeling of the youth who is the world number 2 of the circuit. champion The bane of Wimbledon and the tireless Novak Djokovic who will have to sweat it out to get to the semi-finals.

An athlete, he also became a long-distance runner and a sprinter, with Rublev initially rejecting any options available, but as the minutes passed he became visibly enraged, finding it impossible to break down the Spanish wall.

Alcaraz started the match with a defeat against German Alexander Zverev on the first day. He won the first set even though he didn’t need to take it. ‘tie breaking’ on this occasion. He came close to a 4-4 ‘break’ on the scoreboard and Rublev saved, when the parity between the two was absolute, the promising battle of blows and resources only ended with the Russians fading away.

The persistence and improvement of the Spaniard, who was bigger than the increasingly innocent Russian, brought the score to 6-5 with a serve that put the fight back on track.

Then came Rublev’s cries of disappointment; He was clearly unprecedented and was furious and inspired that he couldn’t stop Alcaraz. After losing her first serve at the beginning of the second set, the player’s screams turned into a blow to her own body due to the racket, which caused a slight injury to her knee. These were the worst moments of a Rublev who knew that he was effectively eliminated.

Alcaraz enjoyed the option to go 3-1 in favor, which would definitely punish the duel, but he saved it Rublev will survive. This did little to help him, Alcaraz stepped up and closed the set with a ‘break’ at 5-5, with a serve accurate enough to secure his first victory in the Masters Cup.

The match didn’t start well, but Alcaraz made up for it by defeating the Russian in the second set and taking victory after just an hour and a half of fighting. On the last day of the semi-final, he will face Russian Daniil Medvedev. Rublev needs a lot of results to get into the top two.