Alcaraz, despite his 21 years, is already a veteran of the circuit and exercises as such because there are many victories and scars that the Murcian accumulates. Solemnity that came wonderful in his debut in the clay of the Count of Godó before … Quinn, American rebel, full of power, which made his first steps in Barcelona difficult. After an impeccable first set, it was in the second where the Californian found his best version, a mixture of hard blows and patience that took Spanish to decipher. But, when the match was complicated and the third manga appeared on the horizon, he executed a great traced in the Tie-Break (8-6) that gave the pass to the second round.
The American was a typhoon from the beginning, showed a fan of fantastic blows, climbed to the network, won the serve. Not surprisingly, he lifted up to three break balls in the first game, which went straight to his pocket. His filming before him in the first rounds of Barcelona, victories against the Frenchman Moutet and the Croatian Coric, and the accumulated tiredness of Alcaraz after his triumph in Montecarlo seemed to decant the balance.
It was then that the Murcian, serious face, without excesses but with great intention, began to return balls, to show his rival the way to the unprofile error. A most successful strategy, as Alcaraz took the next two and also broke the serve. His tennis continued and 40-0 was a deep wound for Californian.
Decentralized Quinn, strong in his hit but less and less precise, with the network as his main enemy, Alcaraz continued to press, very professional, consistent. A few months ago, if I didn’t enjoy it seemed to suffer a lot to win. Now, El Palmar’s knows how to save efforts, ensure a notable and not always go for the outstanding one. Even so, he gave time to give away some pair of his classics left before looping the first manga.
He recovered some quinn tact after passing through the benches, was aware that lengthening the points, not trying to annihilate the Spanish in each play, was a path that deserved to be explored. Thus, 1-2 was put on the second set, the first time in the entire match that saw Alcaraz for the rearview mirror. The irregularity had changed the side and now it was Alcaraz who suffered before the American battery. The reaction was mandatory.
And what if it was. The Murcia, again with fresh legs, emboldened and, out of nowhere, signed 3-3. He repeated heroicity in the seventh game, where he raised a 0-30 against which placed him in a position to give the final lunge. Quinn, who performed a fantastic duel, put Alcaraz a new stone on the way by taking leadership again and forcing the Tie-Break. At that time, the Murcian took all the accumulated rage and, with a spectacular left, settled the encounter.
