Aurélien Canot, Media365, published on Friday September 13, 2024 at 9:10 pm
There was no miracle between Carlos Alcaraz and Ugo Humbert during the second match between Spain and the French team, this Friday in Valencia. The winner of Roland-Garros and Wimbledon left the Frenchman unlucky. The Blues will not see Malaga.
The French team will not see Malaga. Things were easy for the Blues before they faced Spain. To finish in the top two of their group and be able to compete in the final stage in Malaga, the French, who were defeated by Australia three days earlier (2-1), had to make a victory over the Spaniards, at home in Valencia. But there was nothing to do, just as there was a miracle in the second single between Carlos Alcaraz and Ugo Humbert. After Arthur Fils gave in the match that he would have won, in the past against Roberto Bautista Agut, Messin’s victory against the winner of this season’s Roland-Garros and Wimbledon became necessary for him to have the right to play the double. On the lawn of London last July, the French number 1 lost in four rounds. On Friday, in a very difficult environment, Humbert did not shake the world number 3, who did not leave a chance this time (6-3, 6-3 in 1h20) to 18th in the world.
Alcaraz’s best game this season?
Facing Alcaraz of this quality and well-adjusted, the protégé of Jérémy Chardy, broken three times, understood very quickly: we must not make mistakes. In that case, the match could turn into a demonstration in favor of the latest silver medal for the Olympic Games of Paris 2024. The demonstration, the Valencian spectators, all dedicated to the cause of Spain, was not far in front of them. Desperate to qualify his country to go to the Top 8 – which was not the case last year there was no – Alcaraz did not calm down, until he admitted after winning his victory that he might “just play (his) best game. year”. For these reasons, it seemed impossible that the French they should go ahead.