Roland Garros 2024: Time flies for Sasha Zverev | Tennis | Kinds of sports

On Friday afternoon, Carlos Alcaraz managed to qualify to play his first Roland Garros final today. With a semi-final win over reigning world number one Jannik Sinner, he also managed to break the tie between both players. Despite the young age of both, their ninth confrontation took place the day before yesterday, a fact that predicts, barring nothing strange, a rivalry in the coming years that could emulate, if not surpass, what has been seen in the last two decades with Big three.

Without a doubt, since it was a known draw, this was the most anticipated match for the fans. Many people felt that this was almost an early ending. Previous bets did not show a clear favorite and it was assumed, as in fact happened, a match with great equality. The dilemma was which of the two tennis players would be able to impose their game. The main characteristics of the transalpine motorcycle are its stability and, above all, the very high cruising speed that it is able to achieve on the lower part of the trail. The Spaniard, on the other hand, is somewhat less consistent in the long game, but has a more varied range of shots, more aggressiveness and, above all, a devastating forehand that allows him to make a difference from any position on the court.

Although the result seemed uncertain, the truth is that, in my opinion, Carlos had a slight advantage. On clay, the speed of the Italian’s shots loses some of its effectiveness, which allows our player to have a little more time to anticipate and deliver the winning shot. The match had all the necessary ingredients to capture the viewer’s attention and not disappoint anyone. The two best on the circuit met in a truly brilliant exchange, very high intensity, with a great equality of points (147 to 145), alternation on the scoreboard and excitement until the last ball.

As usually happens in the best cases, it was the small details that decided the fate of the winner, who managed to risk a little more. Carlos made more mistakes than Yannick, but at the same time had many more victories than his opponent (65 versus 39).

This Sunday, the player from Murcia will have the opportunity to win his third Grand Slam title and win Roland Garros for the first time. But however they manage to leave their main obstacle behind, no one should be fooled into thinking this afternoon will be an easy game. The ending never happens, especially before it begins. In this new great event he will have to face Alexander Zverev after he managed to get rid of Casper Ruud in the second semi-final. In previous confrontations with him, the balance was in favor of the German: five victories against four. This year they met each other twice, and the result was in favor of each of them once.

Sasha He has a powerful serve and perhaps the best backhand in the pros. It has good displacement and a wingspan that allows it to easily cover the entire track. Similarly, it is extremely difficult for his opponents to find space to take winning shots. The current world number four has been on the professional scene for a long time and has a certain habit of playing matches at the highest level, but he also suffers from a certain instability, probably because he finds it difficult to compete when the going gets tough. go wrong or when he doesn’t have the best feelings. The fact that his four defeats to Alcaraz came with virtually no resistance indicates that he has a less combative character than our tennis player.

He also has, as if that weren’t enough, the need and growing pressure to win a Grand Slam in his locker. He knows that time flies quickly, that luck has eluded him so far, and that opportunities slip away without mercy. Despite all the reservations that must be made in a match of this magnitude, I believe that, to the great joy of the Spanish fans, Paris will crown our new champion today.

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