alcaraztop favorite of the tournament, agreed to his first definition this season by beating his compatriot Bernabe Zapata Miralles by 6-2 and 6-2, in one hour and 16 minutes of play.
In front of some 5,000 spectators at the Buenos Aires Lawn Tennis Club, Alcaraz did not take long to distance himself and manage the development of the match against the Valencian, who was playing his first semifinal on the maximum circuit.
“This was my best game. It was a great game from start to finish, with great shots and good pace. I have felt very comfortable and I hope to continue like this”, said Alcaraz at the end of the duel.
That’s how it closed @carlosalcaraz his pass to the final of the @ArgentinaOpen! ??? pic.twitter.com/XKnjeOPaGG
— ATP Tour in Spanish (@ATPTour_ES) February 18, 2023
norrie the challenger
Earlier, the lefty Cameron Norriesecond favourite, defeated the Peruvian John Paul Varillas by 7-6 (5) and 6-4 in a match in which the British managed to stop the momentum brought by Varillas. The South American player entered the main draw from qualifying and had not dropped a set until their meeting today.
Beyond the defeat, the one in Buenos Aires was the best tournament in the career of the native of Lima, who will enter on Monday for the first time in his career in the top-100 world.
On his side, Norrie reaches the definition of the Buenos Aires ATP for the first time and his second final of the year, after losing last January in the Auckland final, prior to the Australian Open.
Playing for the title ?@cam_norrie is off to a second final of the season after moving past Rods 7-6 6-4.@ArgentinaOpen | #ArgOpen2023 pic.twitter.com/Moz9d1bOXH
— ATP Tour (@atptour) February 18, 2023
He Argentina Open will have a new champion on Sunday, who will succeed the Norwegian Casper Ruud, who did not appear this year.
Alcaraz will seek to be the first Spanish champion in Buenos Aires since Rafael Nadal he took the major trophy in 2015.
Sunday’s will be the fifth match between Alcaraz and Norrie, with a partial balance favorable to Murcia’s 3-1, although the Briton won the last duel between the two last August on Cincinnati cement.
Norrie is seeking his second career title on slow courts following his success in May last year at the ATP in Lyon, while the world number 2 aims to lift his fifth clay-court crown. It would be the second conquest in South America, after winning in Rio de Janeiro last year.
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