Madrid (EFE) , in which the German Alexander Zverev awaits him.
A duel that looks like a final and with an air of revenge will monopolize Tuesday’s session in the search for the quarterfinals. The reissue of last year’s final, the one that definitely triggered the projection of the Murcian, is now being repeated, but in the fourth round of the Madrid Masters 1,000.
A rematch for Zverev, overwhelmed in the title match that he has a chance to make amends.
The German tennis player passed over the French Hugo Grenier, whom he overwhelmed 6-1 and 6-0. He was successful in his appointment against Dimitrov also Alcaraz, who took an hour and a half to solve the commitment against one of the most talented tennis players on the circuit who left behind his best moments.
He did not sign the marker than his rival on Tuesday, but he endorsed a solvent record that reveals a smooth duel.
Because the first game already saw a different panorama from that of the first day.
Alcaraz broke the Bulgarian’s serve at the start, consolidated the advantage and was already with the wind in favor throughout the set.
Calmly, solvency, with comfort against an adversary without solutions before the impetus of the Spanish.
The start against Dimitrov has nothing to do with the suffering of the match against Ruusuvuori. “I learn from what I do wrong and there were things to improve after the first game.
We were clear that we had to go out and enjoy and play the game we know how to play, smile and enjoy”, the Murcian player said later on the track.
Dimitrov improved in the second set. At 32 years old, he has not stood out on the circuit for a long time. He has not played a final, in Rotterdam, for five years, the Bulgarian, who became the third tennis player in the world and who has not lifted a trophy since 2017, his best year.
With successes in the Cincinnati Masters 1,000 and the ATP Finals, his most valuable prizes.
Dimitrov resisted more in the second set. He even had the sleeve to lengthen the game when he made a ‘break’ for the first time, standing at 4-2 and serving on his side.
However, the Spaniard did not give way, who soon amended the panorama and equalized (4-4). Afterwards, Alcaraz seized the opportunity, accelerated, broke in the eleventh and set up the set for victory.
It was Alcaraz’s second victory against Dimitrov, after the Masters 1,000 in Paris last year. “Winning takes precedence over having fun.
I love to play tennis, but I have this winning gene and I want to win anyway and that’s what I try for. You have to find a way to win,” said Alcaraz.
The world number two is now waiting for Zverev. Big words. The German, one of the best on the circuit, still searching for the moment he enjoyed on the ground before his injury at Roland Garros, refines his set-up in Madrid. He ran over Grenier in 58 minutes. He now aspires to revenge.