Carlos Alcaraz transmits more and more signs that the expectations that he has generated for a few years are not at all exaggerated. This Monday he starred in a fantastic debut in his first US Open, with a fast-track victory against a very good rival, Cameron Norrie. The 18-year-old from Murcia was able to beat the British 26 and 26th in the world, champion this year in Los Cabos, by 6-4, 6-4 and 6-3 in 1:53, with a tremendous sense of dominance. Alcaraz will face on Wednesday in the second round the Serbian Kecmanovic or the French Rinderknech, two players as young as they are affordable, and he will do so with his morale through the roof.
Charly embroidered it before a stunned Norrie, who has been diluted on the North American tour after that title won in Mexico in July. Only this course, the best of his career, has won top players such as Shapovalov, Kyrgios, Fritz, Karatsev, Ramos, Khachanov, GarÃn, Goffin, Dimitrov, Fognini, Cilic and Thiem, to give them an idea of ​​the tennis player whom He walked over Alcaraz, almost without disheveled and with the poise worthy of a veteran.
Carlos left for the gallery and the enjoyment of the fans on court 10 a good bunch of right hands (how easily that blow runs him), very difficult running shots, fine volleys and remarkable defenses. Thus, with more than twice as many winning shots as his opponent (38-16) and half the number of unforced errors (13-26), he disarmed Norrie’s attempts to react one after the other, and he did not let him dream of winning a set. . This year, the boy has won matches in his first appearances at Australia, Roland Garros, Wimbledon and the US Open.
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