Umlando wofakazi!
Ekuseni ngovivi mhla zizi-4 kuMbasa, ngesikhathi saseBeijing, u-Alcalás oneminyaka engu-18 ubudala wagqashuka ngesikhathi ewa ngemuva ngo-1-4 kusethi yokuqala, wawina ama-innings angu-9 kwangu-10 alandelayo, wahlula u-Rude 7-5, 6-4, futhi wanqoba umdlalo wokuqala wesizini. Umqhele wesibili, umqhele wesithathu womsebenzi. Lesi isicoco sokuqala sika-Alcaraz seMasters emsebenzini wakhe kanye nokuba ngumpetha wesithathu omncane kunabo bonke emlandweni we-Masters. Ngesikhathi esifanayo, u-Alcaraz wephule irekhodi lika-Djokovic futhi waba ngumpetha omncane kunabo bonke emlandweni weMiami Games!
Kusukela ngesizini entsha, u-Alcaraz usahlulwe imidlalo emibili kuphela ku-Australian Open kanye ne-Indy Masters, ehlulwe nguBerrettini, ophume isibili, kanye noNadal, ongomunye wamaBig Three. Kweminye imidlalo, u-Alcaraz ushaye uTsitsipas, Berrettini, Agut, Norrie, Monfils, Hulkac, Schwarzman, Fognini, Kezmanovic Kanjalo. Akumangazi ukuthi uNadal uthe: “U-Alcaraz usevele ungomunye wabadlali abasezingeni eliphezulu, uyakwazi ukwenza izinto eziningi, unecala elinolaka futhi uzivikela ngokuqinile.Akungimangazi ukuthi kukhona akwenzayo ngokulandelayo.” Amazwi kaNadal ashiwo emasontweni amabili edlule ngemuva kwempi yamasethi amathathu phakathi kukaNadal no-Alcalás. Kulowo mdlalo, i-Alcalás ibangele u-Nadal izinkinga eziningi, nephuzu elilodwa kuphela emaphuzwini abalulekile. Ukushintshashintsha okuncane kusanda kulahlekelwa umdlalo. Nakuba ephuthelwe owamanqamu kuma-Indy Masters, u-Alcaraz usadale irekhodi elihle kakhulu lomsebenzi wakhe kuMasters.
Ukuza ku-Miami Masters, u-Alcalás waqhubeka nokugijima. U-Alcalás wehlule uVsovic, Cilic, Tsitsipas, Kezmanovic noHulkach kanti ungene okokuqala kowamanqamu eMasters. Kowamanqamu, ebhekene noRudd, naye owangena kowamanqamu weMasters okokuqala, ngisho enenhliziyo enkulu njengo-Alcaraz, nakanjani ubenovalo oluncane, wawa ngemuva ngo 1-5 kwisethi yokuqala. U-Alcaraz, owajwayela kancane kancane umoya wamanqamu, waqala ukuhlasela futhi wabophela amaphuzu emidlalweni emithathu ilandelana. Ekupheleni kwesethi, u-Alcaraz uphule ibhande wanqoba isethi yokuqala ehamba phambili ngo-7-5. Kusethi yesibili, i-Alcaras isungule ithuba lekhefu ekuqaleni kweseshini futhi yavala ukunqoba ngo-6-4. 2-0, lapho u-Alcaraz esemuva ngo-1-4, wawina imidlalo eyi-9 kweyi-10 elandelayo futhi wahlula uRude. U-Alcaraz oneminyaka engu-18 wephule irekhodi lika-Djokovic lokuwina iMiami Masters eneminyaka engu-19 futhi waba ngumpetha omncane kunabo bonke emqhudelwaneni waseMiami!
Ngesikhathi sokunqoba ubuqhawe, u-Alcaraz nomqeqeshi uFerrero, owayesanda kusingatha umngcwabo kayise, bangana isikhathi eside ukugubha ukunqoba. Kusukela kuma-quarterfinal e-US Open yanyakenye kuya emqhudelwaneni wokuqala we-Masters, u-Alcaraz uzuze impumelelo enjalo ngesigamu sonyaka, waba isizukulwane esilindelwe kakhulu sangemva kweminyaka engu-00 kuthenisi yabesilisa. Ngalobu buqhawe, i-Alcaraz izibeke endaweni ye-11 ephezulu, igxathu elilodwa nje ukuthi ingene kwabayishumi abaphezulu okokuqala ngqa.
Kulokhu uMiami uwine ubuqhawe, okwenza u-Alcalás waba umdlali wesithathu omncane ukuwina umqhudelwano weMasters, ehambisana noZhang Depei noNadal. U-Alcalás wayejabule kakhulu ngakho kangangokuthi waqala ukuphokophela imigomo emikhulu: "Awekho amazwi okuchaza indlela engizizwa ngayo njengamanje, kodwa ukuwina isicoco sami sokuqala seMasters eMiami kubaluleke kakhulu. Ngijabule kakhulu ngalokhu kunqoba, Mina Umgomo walo nyaka bekuwukuwina ama-500, futhi ngikwenzile. Okulandelayo okufanele ukwenze ukunqoba le Masters. Ngethemba, amaphuzu amakhulu alandelayo."
Uma ufuna ukuba ngumdlali wethenisi osezingeni eliphezulu njengo-Alcalas, ungazama i-siboasiumshini wokudubula we-tenis,umshini webhola we-tennisangakwenzela usizo olungcono kakhulu ekuqeqeshweni kwakho kwethenisi.
Isikhathi sokuthumela: Apr-15-2022