The match was close in the first set when Griekspoor He missed one of the three “c’s” that guide his rival’s way of playing, Alcaraz. The Dutchman’s lead gave way at the start of the first round in the tie-break, at the all-or-nothing moment.
The Dutchman spins off the slipway and ends up stranded on the track. He threw the racket against the ground, the audience, mostly Spanish, reproached him and he made gestures with his arms to ask the supporters for more. Alcaraz gave it to him, of which the fix was not merciless in the first round tie-break.
He didn’t even give the Dutchman a break. Sudden death in blank for the Murcian, who responds on the pitch with the feeling of the stands. “Carlos, Carlos.” They push him. On the other side of the track, Dutch rock is suffering from cracks which are getting worse with the arrival of the second round.
Alcaraz pushes Griekspoor against the back of the track. It overwhelms him. Sometimes it looks like a leaf immersed in Hurricane Carlitos, which smells of blood and punishes with right. Enjoy Ferrer from the benchmore relaxed than during Rafa’s match. Now it is the Dutch tennis player who suffers.
Carlos breaks again and consolidates it with his serve. No trace of the nasal patch that helped him compete in Turin. Nothing remains of the cold, nor of this tennis held back by illness. Liberate the right through violence and puts his finger to his ear. It means danger.
Its three “c”s coexist in harmony. The opposite happens on the other side of the track. Griekspoor’s head no longer gives him and consequently neither does the heart, to which he clings in an attempt to prolong the match. But Carlos finishes it quickly. Game blank and game won. A draw and oxygen for Spain, which will play its future in the Davis doubles.
