Spanish tennis player Carlos Alcaraz celebrates his victory over Hubert Hurkacz (Poland) in the third round of the Canadian ATP Masters 1000 match at Sobeys Stadium, Toronto, Friday (11/8/2023) morning WIB.
TORONTO, THURSDAY — Carlos Alcaraz and Iga Swiatek, world number ones in men’s and women’s singles, reached the quarterfinals of the tournament in Canada. However, they didn’t look strong, in fact their performance in the third round victory tended to fluctuate. Russian mountains.
Alcaraz defeated 2021 Wimbledon semi-finalist Hubert Hurkacz in the third round of the Canadian ATP Masters 1000 at Sobeys Stadium in Toronto on Thursday (8/10/2023) evening local time or Friday (8/11/2023) morning , Indonesian time. three sets. At Stade IGA in Montreal, Swiatek also played three sets against Karolina Muchova.
After losing the first set and then playing close in the second set, Alcaraz should have won the third set quickly as he led 5-2. However, his performance was inconsistent and he lost two chances to win while holding his serve (serve for the match). The deciding set competition shall be determined by a tie-break with a score of 3-6, 7-6 (7/2), 7-6 (7/3).
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“I honestly don’t know what happened. “I started playing badly when I had a 5-2 lead, I couldn’t hit properly,” Alcaraz told the official ATP website.
Carlos Alcaraz hits the ball against Hubert Hurkacz during the third round of the Canadian ATP Masters 1000 match at Sobeys Stadium, Toronto, Friday (11/8/2023) morning WIB. Alcaraz defeated Hurkacz, 3-6, 7-6 (7/2), 7-6 (7/3).
In a situation like that, the 2022 U.S. Open and 2023 Wimbledon Grand Slam champion is trying to stay confident in his survival. Alcaraz also tried to play aggressively again.
“I keep trying no matter if I win or lose. “The best players in the world must be able to find a way out when they are in trouble,” Alcaraz said.
With this performance, Alcaraz was not able to achieve his goal of playing more solidly than when he won the second round against Ben Shelton. Even though he won in straight sets, Alcaraz did not play at his best level.
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In the quarterfinals, Alcaraz will face American tennis player Tommy Paul. Paul is the player who eliminated Alcaraz in the second round of the 2022 Montreal Masters. In the other quarterfinals, Gaël Monfils will meet Jannik Sinner, MacKenzie McDonald against Alejandro Davidovich Fokina and Daniil Medvedev against Alex de Minaur.
Polish tennis player Iga Swiatek hits the ball against Karolina Muchova (Czech) during the third round match of the WTA 1000 Canada in Montreal, Friday (11/8/2023) morning WIB.
This year, Montreal, which is located in the province of Quebec, is hosting the women’s championship, the WTA 1000 Canada. In the ATP and WTA tournament calendars, Montreal and Toronto alternately host the men’s and women’s tournaments each year.
In Montreal, along with Alcaraz’s match against Hurkacz, Swiatek also struggled against Muchova. Swiatek looked dominant in the first set, but struggled to close the match with a victory. Finally, they got their ticket to the quarter-finals after winning with a score of 6-1, 4-6, 6-4.
I keep trying no matter if I win or lose. The best players in the world must be able to find a way out when they are in difficulty.
The match lasts 2 hours and 47 minutes, but can take up to nine hours. This happened because the match had to be postponed due to heavy rain.
As a result, both third round matches, namely Aryna Sabalenka vs Liudmila Samsonova and Petra Kvitova vs Belinda Bencic, were postponed to Friday local time. The winners of the two matches will play the quarter-finals on the same day.
Iga Swiatek’s reaction after winning points against Karolina Muchova in the third round match of the WTA 1000 Canada in Montreal, Friday (8/11/2023) morning WIB.
“I have to find the energy to stay enthusiastic today. It was an extraordinary day and one I had never experienced before. With times like this, I can judge whether I can handle it or not. “Two rain delays, we also had to enter the court three times to finish a match,” Swiatek told the WTA official website.
Swiatek’s match against Muchova was a repeat of their last meeting which took place in the French Open final in June. In both encounters, Muchova managed to keep up with Swiatek even though she ultimately lost because she couldn’t overcome the important moments.
After Swiatek’s match against Muchova, other players quickly finished the third round, including when Cori “Coco” Gauff won 6-3, 6-0 against Wimbledon champion Marketa Vondrousova. In the quarterfinals, Coco will face her American compatriot who is her partner in women’s doubles, Jessica Pegula.
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After being opponents in singles, they will face the Japanese pair Shuko Aoyama/Ena Shibahara together in the quarter-finals of the women’s doubles. Before advancing to the quarterfinals, Coco/Pegula defeated Indonesian tennis player Aldila Sutjiadi, who was paired with Miyu Kato (Japan) in the second round. (AFP/Reuters)
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