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In this little special battle among the winners of the Grand Slam, between the one left in ten consecutive victories in 500 ATP with the titles in Beijing and very recently in Rotterdam (Carlos Alcaraz) and a great injured man who has not played since last November (Marin Cilic, 192 in the world), this Monday took part in the match, despite the difference in the area of age and preparation. Sometimes a little light or not quite vigilant, always slowed down by its slightly stupid mistakes, the Spaniard even saved in the first set 4-2 against him (on winning service) and three balls 5-3 in the second against the 36-year-old Croatian biscard with a technique always smooth and Quite sharp, and who had nothing to lose to start the forehead, their services and his return. But it is not hard enough on the second ball (29 % of points won in the first round), Croatia did not know how to keep the distance at the end of the set against the world no. 3, which adequately adjusted the pace (6-4, 6-4).
In the second round, Alcaraz is also distracted by a sequence that is not indicated against such an experienced Croat, if it is necessary to play with fire to 4-3 against it (two winning services, back for lack for a ball break). But again tightening the game, first to get to the opposite service at 4-4, then to save a new break in the next game (another winning service), world no. 3, it gets in a not very convincing match.
Alcaraz never played the Doha tournament, but he knew the place for the Australian Open qualification competition, which took place in Qatar in 2021 in the Covid era. It will have the opportunity to test even more in the next round against the winner of the match between Zhang and Nardi.
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