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Carlos Alcaraz on Arthur Fils: ‘Powerful and tricky opponent’

Carlos Alcaraz and Arthur Fils met for the first time in last week’s Monte Carlo Masters quarter-final. On Saturday, the two young guns will embrace another duel in the Barcelona Open semi-final. Carlos will seek his 14th consecutive victory at this event.

He defeated Alex de Minaur in the quarter-final in straight sets. On the other hand, Fils spent 17 minutes on the court against Stefanos Tsitsipas, who retired in the third game due to an injury. Carlos praised Arthur and called him a powerful and tricky opponent. 

The Spaniard will try his best to overcome a dangerous rival and reach his third consecutive Barcelona Open final. However, he understands how challenging the task is. 

As we already said, Carlos and Arthur embraced their first duel in Monte Carlo. The Frenchman had a massive chance to top the favorite. However, Alcaraz prevailed 4-6, 7-5, 6-3 after two hours and 23 minutes of atomic tennis.

Two powerful players threw everything at each other, and Carlos had ti dig deep to prevail. The Spaniard dropped the opener and faced more issues in the closing stages of the second set. He overcame them and erased a 3-1 deficit in the decider to emerge at the top.

Arthur lost his focus in the pivotal moments and left the court frustrated. He will be eager to change that in Barcelona after knowing he has the weapons to challenge the four-time Major winner. Alcaraz played against 11 break points and suffered four breaks, three in the opener.

The Frenchman faced 14 break points and gave serve away five times, including those crucial breaks in the decider. They sprayed almost 100 unforced errors The Spaniard tamed his strokes more efficiently and outplayed his rival from the baseline. 

Fils made a reliable start and provided two breaks for a 3-0 advantage. Alcaraz pulled one break back in game four and wasted more chances at 2-3 to remain behind. Carlos kept pushing on the return and clinched a break at love in game eight for 4-4.

Arthur kept his composure and delivered another break in the ninth game to open a 5-4 gap. The 20-year-old served for the set in game ten and defended two break points en route to 6-4 and a boost. The Frenchman served well in the second set and kept the pressure on the other side.

Carlos saved four breaks points in games one and five to remain on the positive side. Arthur made the ultimate push at 5-5 and generated three break points. Facing the elimination, Alcaraz defended them and delivered a crucial hold that kept him alive!

The Spaniard stepped in on the return in the 12th game and clinched a break to steal the set 7-5 and introduce a decider. Arthur left those chances behind and secured a break in the third game of the final set. He saved two break points in the next one and held for a 3-1 lead. 

With no room for errors, Carlos served well by the end of the duel and pulled the break back in game six for 3-3. It gave him confidence and strength to push event harder. Alcaraz held in the seventh game for 4-3 and made another push on the return in the next one.

World no. 3 clinched his second consecutive break to open a 5-3 advantage and serve for the win. Carlos made no errors in the ninth game, providing a fine hold and moving into the semi-final.

“Arthur is a great player. He is very strong physically and can handle any challenge. If he had played an extended match today, he would have been at 100% tomorrow. He saved energy following Stefanos’ early retirement, but that could take away his rhythm – that’s how I see it.

We had never met before Monte Carlo, and now we are playing in consecutive tournaments. I will do my best to overcome a powerful and tricky opponent. We will see tomorrow,” Carlos Alcaraz said.