Carlos Alcaraz has a special feeling about Beijing

The best version of Carlos Alcaraz comes back. The young Spanish champion – who had defeated Frenchman Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard in the first round Beijing – has shown exceptional performance against the dangerous Tallon Greek track by participating in the quarter-finals.

The four-time Grand Slam champion won with a 6-1 6-2 scoreline while playing his best tennis and feeling perfectly comfortable on these courts. The former world number 1 already showed signs of recovery during the match Daviscup and the Laver cuptwo events that were useful for him to find the best feelings after a very complicated month.

The loss for Novak Djokovic in the final of the Olympic tournament in Paris had influenced much of the spirit of Carlitos, who seemed nervous and frustrated during the Cincinnati Masters 1000 and the US open. The 21-year-old from Murcia seems to have learned his lesson and is ready to end the season in the best way. His next opponent in Beijing will be the Russian ace Karen Khachanovwho is not having the best season of his career.

Alcaraz has always shown great tennis against the Russian star, who can be dangerous on such a court thanks to his serve and his powerful play from the baseline. The Spanish ace could run into it Daniil Medvedev in the semi-finals and his great rival Jannik Sinner in the final. Fans and insiders have noticed that the former world number 1 is playing his best tennis again and may win this tournament after reaching the semi-finals in 2023.

Carlitos milestone

Defeat Greek Track in Beijing, Carlitos scored his 200th ATP tour victory. “Reaching my 200 wins on tour has been a great achievement. I always try to win every match I play. I’ve only been on tour for two and a half years, so reaching 200 wins is great for me.” – said the Spaniard during the press conference.

The current number 3 in the world is ready for the next challenge: “I feel comfortable playing in BeijingI think the conditions suit my style and my game very well. I just want to keep progressing and I think I played a really good and solid match today. I felt very comfortable. Hopefully I will feel even better or just as good in the next round as I did today. It’s been a long time since I played a final and I’m looking forward to doing it again. Obviously, in every tournament I go to, I try to play my best tennis to reach or win the final. In the last two tournaments I didn’t do it, I didn’t feel as good as I would have liked. Right now I feel prepared and I feel good, I feel my tennis is back. Every match is tough, but I feel ready to continue playing good tennis and achieve great results here and in Shanghai.”

An excellent season

The Spanish star has won three titles this season: the Indian Wells Masters 1000, the French Open and the Wimbledon Championships. The 21-year-old from Murcia also won silver at the Paris Olympics and broke down in tears after his loss to Djokovic. Carlitos has been the subject of much discussion lately due to his attack on the ATP calendar. In the latest edition of his podcast, former American top talent talks Andy Roddick expressed his opinion on the subject as follows: “Let us be ready before November 1st. The entire month of November should consist of 250s (ATP 250 tournaments) and the top players should not have to play in them.

So play your World Tour Finals and call it a day. Let them rest for the season and don’t let them run on fumes. The players who have played the most have to recover. When Carlos says it, and he doesn’t say anything negative about anything, it says it’s too much. And they are like mandatory events. Carlos… just stop playing the mandatory events. I bet they won’t kick you off the tour. Call their bluff. World Tour Finals are responsible for a very, very, very significant portion of their ATP Tour revenue. It’s not like you boycott the US Open and someone doesn’t get their loser’s salary of $100,000 in the first round.

Are they going to replace you at the World Tour Finals with someone who hasn’t qualified? That sounds like a fun marketing campaign! Just announce at the beginning of this year that we won’t play it and if you shorten it, we will play it next year.” The current number 3 in the world decided to skip the ATP 500 in Basel this year.