Why did tennis player Carlos Alcaraz touch his ear this Monday in the Davis Cup every time he scored a point in Malaga during his match against the Dutchman Tallon Griekspoor? He put his hand to his right ear every time he won a point. Do you want to hear better how the Davis Cup crowd applauded you this Monday in Malaga? Didn’t you hear them correctly?
Carlos Alcaraz is a born competitor. Friendly. He grew up on the track, where this afternoon he asked the audience to applaud him more. This Monday afternoon in Malaga he even joked with the public negotiation applause as he asked for louder applause.
The Murcian did not disappoint them: Carlos Alcaraz beat Tallon Griekspoor 7-6 (0) and 6-3 in the second match of the Davis Cup quarter-finals this Monday in Malaga.
After Rafa Nadal’s defeat in the first set, The tennis player from Murcia saved the Spanish team in two sets. It’s a bad start. On the other hand, when he felt comfortable, he would start bargaining with the audience, putting his hand to his ear, asking for applause. The second round was a recital by Alcaraz. The Spanish team will play doubles against the Netherlands. If everything goes as David Ferrer’s team hopes, we will see Carlos Alcaraz touch his ear on several occasions. This Monday, he admitted after the match: “I did it for Rafa”.
Superstar Rafael Nadal lost 6-4, 6-4 to Botic van de Zandschulp in the first singles match. Nadal, a 22-time Grand Slam winner, will end his professional tennis career when Spain’s participation in the Davis Cup ends. “I saw the whole match (of Nadal), I had the opportunity to see the first set here live”says Alcaraz, who we will see in the coming days touching his ear several times
