NextGen ATP Finals: For Carlos Alcaraz, only victory counts
Carlos Alcaraz goes to the NextGen ATP Finals in Milan as the favorite after the cancellations of Jannik Sinner and Felix Auger-Aliassime. For the 18-year-old one thing is clear: only the title counts there.
by Michael Rothschädl
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Nov 05, 2021, 03:44 pm
The last ATP Masters 1000 event in the calendar year 2021 ended with a heavy setback for Carlos Alcaraz. Against the local hero Hugo Gaston - driven by a frenetic home crowd - it was a surprising bankruptcy for the 18-year-old. In particular, the 5-0, which Alcaraz had given away in the second round, should definitely hurt the youngster.
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However, Alcaraz has already turned his gaze towards the last season highlight, the 18-year-old will lead the field at the NextGen ATP Finals in Milan after Jannik Sinner and Felix Auger-Aliassime canceled their appearances at the little brother of the Nitto ATP Finals had. And Alcaraz would like to live up to this role of favorites, the Spaniard is already looking forward to the season finale: "The NextGen finals mean that I have worked hard and that I have achieved good results and a good level," explained Alcaraz.
Korda, Mussetti, Nakashima as toughest competition
The ticket for the season finale of the best U21 players of the calendar year is in any case a reward for the hard work he has done throughout the season, Alcaraz assured. "The people who attended the tournament told me that it was spectacular, and that is why I really want to play it and win it. I will go there to win it," said the current world number 35. combative.
The toughest competitors for the last title of the 2021 season are likely to be Sebastian Korda, Lorenzo Musetti and Brandon Nakashima. Korda recently performed well in Paris and was able to take a sentence from number two in the world, Daniil Medvedev, in the round of 16, and Jenson Brooksby and Lorenzo Musetti also demonstrated their talent this year. Not as impressive, however, as Carlos Alcaraz, who will therefore rightly lead the field in Milan. And there will probably also get a chance to take revenge on Hugo Gaston, who was also able to qualify for the NextGen ATP Finals with his performance in Paris-Bercy.
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