The streak of 17 consecutive victories by Carlos Alcaraz He has led this Saturday in Queen's to his fifth consecutive final, something unprecedented in his short career. There are already 27, with a positive balance of 20-6. His last victim has been Roberto Bautista, 6-4 and 6-4.
“The finals are to win them,” he usually repeats. Therefore, he will go this Sunday before Jiri Leheckka, executioner of the local Jack Draper in the first semifinal, with a tanteo of 6-4, 4-6 and 7-5. Leheckka, on the 30th of the world, will be the highest ranking rival with which Alcaraz has crossed this week. They tie one in the precedents between them.
It will be the seventh final of the tournament with the presence of a Spaniard. The pioneer was Andrés Gimenowhich won in 1960. Rafael Nadal was crowned in 2008 and Feliciano López did so in 2017 and 2019 after failing in 2014. The name of the Murcian appears in the Palmares as the winner in 2023.
Carlitos is the scourge of his 'Navy' and showed him again before Bautista. Of the 23 face to face against his compatriots, he has opted 20 in his favor. 15 of those triumphs have been followed since he lost with Nadal in the semifinals of Indian Wells Masters 1000, in 2022.
Faster than Nadal
Precisely Nadal has taken a brand of precocity today. The Balearic needed 313 games to reach 250 victories. With two less the tennis player of El Palmar has arrived at the same number of wins. Only John McEnroe (250-57) y Jimmy Connors (250-60) They had greater effectiveness when they reached that figure within the Open era.
The 15 years of difference between Alcaraz and Bautista were noticedespecially if one takes into account that the Castellonense came from playing the rooms to three sets with Holger Rune in the last turn of Friday's day.
Being a fratricidal duel, the organization placed the Catalan referee in the chair Nacho Forcadell. Rober wore the Villarreal colorsthe team of their loves.
Bautista glued.
Juan Carlos Ferrero and Samuel López's pupil andA had two breakfast balls in the initial game. It was a declaration of intentions. Every time he stood well from the right it was a point for him. In the third assault he put the direct. The rupture earned him to score the set.
Queen's champion in 2023 granted a single 'break' ball sending 4-3. So much is easier. Bautista remained in the fight until the fifth game of the continuation.
The rights of his executioner became impossible to counteract. The 2 hours and 27 minutes accumulated against Rune weighed on the legs of the veteran guarded by Pepe Vendrell.
The British British Emma, The one that will be Carlitos couple in the mixed US Openhe smiled in the stands.
Preparatory session together
Leheckka and Alcaraz trained together last Monday that six days later they would be measured by the trophy. Then the tanteo was five equal. Second chapter.
Baptist's grass tour will continue next week at Mallorca Championships. Seventh head of series, his first adversary will be the Argentine Tomás Martín Etcheverry.
