Madrid Open 2023 is happening extremely exciting. This season, both Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic did not attend. Therefore, the No. 1 candidate for the main championship is Carlos Alcaraz – who is in very high form.
After struggling to overcome Emil Ruusuvuori on the day of the army, Alcaraz had just encountered Grigor Dimitrov in the third round. Entering Set 1, the No. 1 seed proved too superior to the opponent. Even in the first game, he won the break to take advantage.
In the rest of the set, Dimitrov could not cause difficulties for Alcaraz. When he had not reclaimed the break, he lost the next gaming game in the 7 hinge game. At game 9, he lost to white and accepted to lose 2-6.
Sang Set 2, Dimitrov played full of effort. He was the one who won the previous break in game 6 and was full of opportunities to come back. However, Alcaraz still shows his bravery.
Even in Game 7, he won white to reclaim the break and balance the score. Coming to game 11 hinges, the world's No. 2 player “ends” the opponent when winning the Break for a second time. The defending champion then did not make any mistakes to successfully protect the game 12, thereby ending Set 2 with a 7-5 victory.
In the end, Alcaraz defeated Dimitrov with a score of 6-2, 7-5, thereby officially winning tickets to the fourth round of Madrid Open 2023. Notably, his next opponent would be Alexander Zverev. The German player has just surpassed Hugo Grenier with a score of 6-0, 6-1.
