March 19 Carlos Garfia Alcaraz will compete with Rafael Nadal for the right to reach the final of the tournament in Indian Wells. What will be our choice in this game?
Carlos is coached by Juan Carlos Ferrero, who has faced Nadal nine times in his professional career. Juan managed to beat Rafael twice. Alcaraz is only 18 years old. In a month and a half, he will be nineteen years old. At the moment, Alcaraz is located in the nineteenth position in the ranking. Without a doubt, he is the most promising tennis player on the ATP tour.
Many compare him to Nadal. They are somewhat similar, but not technically. Passion for the game can help Garfiya in many ways. This season, he has already won the title in Rio de Janeiro, beating Diego Schwartzman in the final match. At the competitions in Indian Wells, the Spaniard managed to cope with Mackenzie McDonald, Roberto Bautista-Agut, Gael Monfils, and Cameron Norrie.
Since the start of the season, Rafael managed to win twenty matches, given the refusal of Tallon Griskpor before the beginning of the meeting. The Spaniard managed to win the competition in Melbourne, and there was a triumph at the Australian Open Major. On account of the Spaniard title in Acapulco and Indian Wells, he managed to cope with Sebastian Korda, Daniel Evans, Reilly Opelka, and Nick Kyrgios.
In 2021, Rafael Nadal and Carlos Alcaraz Garfia met at the tournament in Madrid. Rafa defeated his opponent (6:1, 6:2).
The victory of Carlos Alcaraz Garfia is estimated at 2.25, and the triumph of Rafael Nadal is available for 1.60.
The match between Rafael Nadal and Carlos Alcaraz is a gem of the Indian Wells tournament and the entire ATP Tour. Rafa has already spoken about the upcoming meeting with Carlos and said that he expects incredible success in Alcaraz’s career, but not in tomorrow’s match.
At first glance, the rest day that Rafael Nadal received before the semi-finals will benefit Carlos Garfia, as he spent two hours on the court in the match with Opelika. The same thing happened in the confrontation with Kyrgios. On the other hand, Carlos seems to have approached the peak of his game again, and there is a certain pause here.
Alcaraz is comfortable in Indian Wells. He is not afraid to take the lead and is very aggressive, but he can hold the ball on the backline if necessary. Of course, emotions in this meeting will come to the fore. If Carlos copes with them, he is quite capable of fighting on equal terms with Nadal. Given the course of tennis players in these competitions, there are quite a few prerequisites for the victory of Alcaraz. I play his victory and am waiting for beautiful tennis.