EThe youngest in the Alcaraz saga arrived in the Gran Canaria capital after making his Barcelona debut in January, but was unable to get past the second round, beating Kris Vranes 6-3 in the first round on Tuesday and 6-4. This Wednesday he fell, in a close and exciting match that needed two breaks to win against Alejandro Herrero.
As his coach, Ramón Abenza, recalled, “The goal was not to win different games, but to raise Jaime in tennis and to compete again with the best rackets in the world and his goal has been more than achieved.”
Alcaraz led the way in the first round with a solid game that earned him a 6-3 win. In the second set, equality was very important and in the last game the tennis player from Valencia managed to control the competition (6-7). In the third and final set, the player from Murcia was on the verge of completing a strong comeback from 5 to 0 down. Six consecutive games turned the game around, but in the end, the great calmness of Alejandro Herrero gave him the victory, again in sudden death (6-7).
Abenza described his student as “a talented young man, with many skills and who has a high level of work ability, even though he has a long journey. the game.” tennis and continue to improve every day,” he said.
The show continues in Telde
The 11th edition of the Rafa Nadal Tour by Santander 2024 described the 16th stage that will be played tomorrow from 9:00 am at the Tennis Academy El Cortijo in Telde with a 48-match debate in three groups of matches. which make up the competition: sub 12, sub 14 and sub 16.
Up to eleven tennis courts were held simultaneously. about 80 of today’s most challenging games, the longest in terms of gameplay, leaving the surprise of the elimination of seeds like César Tasso in the hands of Marc Marcos (7-6 and 6-2) in sub 12.