On November 14, Beijing time, the 2021 ATP new generation year-end finals entered the final competition day in Milan, Italy. Top seed Carlos Alcalaz went straight in three sets, defeating No. 2 seed Sebastian Koda 4-3 (5), 4-2, 4-2, and ended the explosion with a championship. Season.
The 18-year-old Carlos Alcaraz was the first Spaniard to win a race at the age of 21 and under. It was also within a year since the 18-year-old Andre Medvedev ended a season 32-11 in 1992. The youngest player to win 32 tournament games.
In this high-quality match, Alcaraz aimed his best precision shot at Sebastian Kodak’s backhand. The shot was deep and heavy, and it took 84 minutes to break twice 3-0. Successfully blasted 15 winning points to seal the victory.
“This is great.” Alcaraz said in an interview on the court. “It means a lot to me to win this game. I am very excited now. At first I was very, very nervous. I have to stay calm to save break points. . I know Sebastian Keda’s serve is very good, so I have to play the best in those moments.”
The top seed has played steadily during this tournament and only lost one set on the road to the championship: “I was behind 0-30 in the serve win game, so I must concentrate at that moment and I must remain calm. This It’s really very, very difficult.”
At the beginning of the season, he was ranked 141th in the world, but under the guidance of coach Juan Carlos Ferrero (Juan Carlos Ferrero), the 18-year-old Alcalaz has soared to a career-high 32nd. . In an excellent season, the 18-year-old won his first tour-level championship in Umag and defeated the world number three on the way to the quarter-finals of the US Open. Stefanos Tsitsipas (Stefanos Tsitsipas). He also advanced to the semi-finals of the Tour in Marbella, Winston-Salem and Vienna, where he defeated the seventh-ranked Matteo Berrettini.
Sebastian Koda also had a perfect 3-0 start in the group stage. He won his first Tour-level championship in Parma in May and scored at Wimbledon in July. It’s the fourth round. Ranked 39th in the world, he defeated compatriot Brandon Nakajima in five sets in the semifinals, becoming the first American player to advance to the final in the event.
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