Carlos Alcaraz's stage is progressively rising, after the Spanish ace had misplaced the primary set towards Francisco Cerundolo in his first match in Monte Carlo. The present world quantity 3 – who had by no means had a great feeling with this match earlier than the 2025 version – left just one sport to the Argentine participant within the second and third units, following up on that efficiency once more at the moment within the spherical of 16.
The 21-year-old from Murcia defeated the German Daniel Altmaier in two comfy units, experiencing some difficulties solely originally of the primary set. Pink clay is definitely one of the best floor for Carlitos, who can use all his repertoire of pictures and selection to disorient his opponents and punish them together with his lethal drop pictures.
Alcaraz displays on his serve
The one facet on which Carlitos nonetheless wants to enhance is definitely the serve, which was not so efficient even at the moment by offering him with too few free factors.
Throughout his post-match press convention, the 4-time Grand Slam champion mirrored on this shot: "I'm working onerous to make my serve even higher. The serve is much less vital on the pink clay than on the opposite surfaces, which is why I'm focusing primarily on percentages and positioning.
It isn’t simple to say whether or not it’s working properly or badly, as a result of on this floor the opponents virtually all the time reply and the purpose begins most often. I can solely say that I’ve good emotions and that I hope to enhance additional."
The subsequent take a look at can be crucial to know the actual stage of the previous world number one, who must play his greatest tennis towards a harmful opponent like Arthur Fils.
The younger French man is taking part in really spectacular tennis and has simply demolished Andrey Rublev within the Principality. Fils had additionally shone in Miami a few weeks in the past, reaching the quarterfinals after eliminating world quantity 2 Alexander Zverev.
