Alcaraz learns to bite

Carlos Alcaraz struck down Pablo Carreno in the Godó final: 6-3 and 6-2, in one hour and five minutes. Nobody who did not know the precedents of this duel could have guessed that Carlos had accumulated two more hours of play in the body than his rival. In the morning, Carreño resolved his semifinal against Diego Schwartzman in 1:39, while Alcaraz left at 3:39 to come back to Alex de Minaur in a very tough crash, in which he had to save two match balls. The outcome would make one think that it had been exactly the other way around. blessed youth. In defense of the Asturian it is necessary to remember that he has 12 more years than the Murcian, everything must be said. And also that he has solved other dramatic matches this week, such as the quarterfinal against Casper Ruud.

Alcaraz continues with his learning by bite. This Sunday has added its fourth tournament in the ATPthe fifth if we add las Finals NextGenwhich is also the third of this seasonin which he is climbing positions at such a speed that this Monday he will be classified in ninth place in the world. Last Thursday, after beating Stefanos Tsitsipas, who also has deranged, already made sure the jump to the top-10. Then again it was inevitable to compare him with Rafael Nadal, because their careers are still a carbon copy. So much so, that the two have entered the top ten of the ranking on April 25. What a riotous coincidence. Nadal achieved it after premiering a title in Barcelonawith 18 years and 10 months, and Alcaraz will do it with 18 and 11. Parallelisms aside, the Murcian is instructed with his own lessons. His technician John Charles Ferrero, warned him of the difficulty of changing from the hard track to the gravel. He paid the toll with his elimination in Monte Carlo, but in the Godó he has already lifted the trophy. Alcaraz knows how to learn and knows how to suffer. Two essential verbs to oppose number one.