The Spaniard Carlos Alcaraz shone completely and fought his way to the final of the Argentina Open

Spanish tennis player Carlos Alcarazthe main favorite for the title, he showed a superior game and settled without incident in the final of the Argentina Open, defeating his compatriot Bernabé Zapata Miralles today 6-2 and 6-2.

Alcaraz, second in the world ATP rankings behind the outstanding Serbian Novak Djokovic, he delighted the crowd that filled the central court of the Buenos Aires Lawn Tennis Club in the victory over Zapato Miralles (74), which took place in an hour and a quarter.

Tennis player born in El Palmar, Murcia, 19 years ago and number one in the world until Djokovic took it from him last month, it was installed with no passing urgency in the final and it will ask for the title this Sunday not before 16:00 against British Cameron Norrie.

Norrie (12), the second favorite for the title, previously reached the final after defeating Peruvian Juan Pablo Varillas (101) 7-6 (7-5) and 6-4 in the first “half” of the day.

Alcaraz entered the tournament directly in the round of 16 and eliminated two Serbs, Laslo Djere (57) and Dusan Lajovic (90), before facing Zapata Miralles, who left compatriot Pedro Martínez (73) and two Argentines on the road. : Diego Schwartzman (32) and Francisco Cerúndolo (30).

The Murcian, who is playing his first tournament in Buenos Aires in 109 days due to several injuries that kept him out of the race, did not want to take any chances and therefore went to play with great determination, with deep shots to keep his defensive compatriot at bay.

The reigning US Open champion, who beat Zapata Miralles at the 2021 edition of Roland Garros and lost the final of the 2020 Italian Challenger in Cordenons, took the lead first when he broke serve to take a 2-1 lead.

That break was not the only one, because he took his compatriot’s serve again and led 5-2, and then closed with his 6-2 in 37 minutes.

In the second set, the audience could enjoy Alcaraz more, who, with the advantage of the line-up, showed a good part of his repertoire.

The “wonder boy” of modern tennis He proved to be a complete tennis player, combining strength, ball speed, resources and sensitivity when it comes to touching the ball in the net or throwing a ‘drop’ to leave their opponents in contempt.

Alcaraz did not give up and attacked Zapata Miralles until he got another break that gave him a 2-1 lead and almost decided the game, as he later increased to 4-1 and became a complete dominator of the scene.

Murcian, he was followed from the audience by Gabriela Sabatini, the best Argentine tennis player in history that he did not miss any of his three matches in Buenos Aires, made it known that he came to take the trophy, that the Spaniard was last champion in the 2015 edition, when his idol Rafael Nadal won it.

Alcaraz closed out the game 6-2 and celebrated with the crowd once again giving him a thunderous ovation in recognition of his talent, and perhaps because they sensed that it would be difficult to see him often in Buenos Aires, at least for a while. appointment.

some time ago, Cameron Norrie became the first Briton to reach the Argentina Open final after defeating the Peruvian Varillas in two sets, who was the revelation of the tournament after she passed the classification and placed among the top four.

Norrie, 27 years old and winner of four ATP titles, in (Indian Wells and Los Cabos 2021 and Delray Beach and Lyon 2022), showed his hierarchy to stop the great week of the Peruvian (he did not lose a set in the previous matches) will try to stop at the end of Alcaraz’s walk in the final.

The final on Sunday will be a duel of different stylesone hits with the left and half-straight like the British, and the other like Alcaraz who has a wider choice, with power from the forehand and backhand and with an enormous acceleration of the ball that allows him to cause damage to his opponents.

The Murcian will try to reach the seventh title of his career, after the one he won in Umag in 2021, plus Rio de Janeiro, the Masters 1000 in Miami and Madrid, the Conde de Godó in Barcelona and the most important of all, the US Open, all in 2022.

Alcaraz has already achieved something that has not happened since the 2016 edition of the Argentina Open, for a Spaniard to play in the final, as Nicolás Almagro lost the definition to Austria’s Dominic Thiem that year.