Alcaraz faces a tough test in Madrid against Seyboth Wild

A tennis lesson is something you experience on the court. Manolo Santana between two brick dust experts as they are Carlos Alcaraz (3rd place in the ATP rankings) and Thiago Seyboth Wild (63rd place). They will face each other in search of a place in the round of 16. Madrid Masters 1000.

Although they had never seen each other on the court, their experience and performance on this surface harkened back to some great tennis before their third round match. However, we should not ignore each person’s present.

The Spaniard, who finished second in the competition and is one of the favorites, aims to defend the title for the second year in a row. Champion 2022 and 2023.must dedicate himself if he does not want to lose the reins of the top of the world rankings, which is still in the hands of Novak Djokovic (1st).

He also wants to continue adding great titles and good presentations for major competitions. Roland Garros

which became the main goal of this season and a desire that eluded him in 2023 when he lost in the semi-finals to the Serbian, the last winner.

For his part, the Brazilian just lost in two superb performances. Roman Safiullin (43rd) and Italian Lorenzo Musetti (29th) failed in sets, so self-esteem and tennis levels seem to be on the rise. Moreover, being back close to the top 60, playing against the best and competing in prestigious tournaments like before gives Seybot the potential that his career has been missing for some time.

Enjoy the game on ESPN and Star+ screens next Sunday, 28th, no earlier than 11:00 (Arg time).