Carlos Alakraj comes with confidence in Rolland Garos after the main rival Jannik Papi is taken down in Rome, but the defending champion hopes that Italian will have an even more difficult proposal after shaking the war after his doping ban. Alakraj and sinful will be at the opposite edges of the draw as Spanierers returned to second place in the world this week, after their Italian open win, possibly established the platform for another blockbuster final between two growing superstars of the game. The 22 -year -old Alakraj won 15 out of 16 matches on Clay this season, won in Monte Carlo and reached Barcelona final before Madrid’s opening of Madrid’s injury to Rome.
They have been late for the sinner, winning their last four meetings to take advantage of 7-4 head-to-head, a record that includes Alakraj’s five-set win in the last year’s French Open semi-finals. His success on Sunday ended the Sinner’s 26 gradual victory.
The four -time Grand Slam champion Alkaraz believes that the challenge of playing the role of a sinner brings the best of them.
“He is the best player in the world. It doesn’t matter that he was out of the tour for three months. Every tournament he is playing is very well. Numbers. He wins almost every match,” said Alkaraz.
“If I don’t play in my best, 10 out of 10, it is going to be impossible to defeat him. That’s why I focus more when I am playing against him, or I think I feel a little different when I am going to face him compared to other players.
“She has that aura. When you are looking at her on the other side of the net, it is different.
“I am not saying that I feel that Rafa (Nadal) and Roger (Federer) are playing, but I feel that it is a different energy when we are facing against each other.”
Underlining his dominance at that time, the synerg in Rome in 18 months faced its first straightforward loss. The Australian Open title in January was equally impressive since it was in the final in its first tournament.
– ‘More than expected’ –
“I am more close than expected of everything,” said the sinner who banned three months after testing twice for the banned anabolic steroid clostebol mark.
Sinner has always entered his system spontaneously through massage from his physiotherapist, which used a spray to treat the cut.
After he was accepted by the authorities, he eventually reached an agreement, contamination was accidental and a long restriction would be a “rigid rigorous approval”.
“After coming here after three months, this result means a lot to me,” Sinner said after the end of his runner -up in Rome. “I hope I get confidence to play some good tennis in Paris.”
Sinner called Alkraj a “The Man to Beat”, but Alexander Zeverev is one of the title’s pretense even after being reduced in the last year’s final. Zeverev then lost to Papi in the Australian Open final, but after winning in Munich, there is a Clay Trophy under his belt this season.
He took a late decision to enter the Hamburg event this week after losing in the quarter -finals in Rome, discovering Lorenzo Musti to promote “very negative” after damage.
“This may not be the final match before the French Open … I need positivity before it starts,” Zareiv said.
– Djokovic is going under radar –
Novak Djokovic will touch down with limited expectations for a person with a record 24 Grand Slam title in Paris, three of them are coming to Rolland Garos.
For a long time, world number has moved to sixth position in the rankings, which has become unsafe for the possibility of a quarter-final against Alakraj or sinner, as the tour-level waits for the 100th title. His last came to an Olympics, where he defeated Alkaraz to win an elusive gold medal on court Philip Paidyar.
Djokovic left Rome after leaving Monte Carlo and Madrid and looking to find some forms again by playing in Geneva.
Madrid champion Kasper Rud is two -time rolled rolling garaos runner -up, while Britain’s Jack Draper is fifth of his career after Jack Draper won in Indian Wales and reaching the final of Madrid.
Mussetti has also performed well during Clay swing. Italian lost Monte Carlo in the finals in Alkaraz and also made the final four in Madrid and Rome.
Holgar Run is the only player to defeat Alakraj so far on Clay this season, but he has struggled for fitness on either side of his Barcelona Triumph.
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