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Carlos Alcaraz enjoys himself but not too much: defeated in New Jersey

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Carlos Alcaraz was beaten by Frances Tiafoe in the exhibition match dubbed “A Racquet at The Rock” staged at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey. In front of thousands of enthusiastic spectators, the Spanish champion put on a show by exchanging high school strokes with his U.S. rival in a match played at a low tempo in which he essayed his physical condition ahead of official commitments in January.

Martino DavidiBellucci lapidary on Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz: “It”

Bellucci lapidary on Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz: "It’s much worse"
The Varese tennis player dwelt on his season in an interview with Spazio Tennis: "The best moment of the year was at Wimbledon"
"With Lehecka was my best match of the'year"
Bellucci then talked about the most impressive players on the circuit, Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz
Bellucci has never played against Sinner on the ATP circuit, but instead faced Alcaraz at the US Open
"Carlos and Jannik on TV make an impression, but being on the court against them is much worse"

"There wasn’t a single aspect in which I felt on par with Alcaraz"
"I didn’t know how to score points, how to stay hooked"
"With Carlos I thought ‘I don’t know what to do’, I never felt close tennis"
Even Novak Djokovic impressed Bellucci when they trained in New York
"I try to make the training useful for him, the pressure on him was so much"

"In terms of emotions and intensity it was a workout that made me better, stronger"

"Reaching that level of need against the strongest of all time… I never thought I would be in such a situation"

The Murcia outfielder was defeated in three sets 6-3 3-6 10-7, losing the super tie-break that decided the match.

Unlike Jannik Sinner, who decided to stay away from tennis completely for a few weeks, Alcaraz instead filled his December with exhibition matches: on Monday he will face Brazilian Joao Fonseca in Miami.

In the other match played on the same court in Newark Jessica Pegula beat Amanda Anisimova by a score of 3-6 7-6 10-8. A fast-paced doubles match also took place after the two singles matches, which saw Pegula and Alcaraz opposing Tiafoe and Anisimova.

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