Carlos Alcaraz will compete in the ATP Finals title match against Jannik Sinner. The Spaniard unleashed his best tennis in the semi-final against Felix Auger-Aliassime and provided a 6-2, 6-4 victory in an hour and 22 minutes.
World no. 1 controlled the pace on serve and return, facing only one break point and providing three breaks from eight opportunities to emerge at the top in style and remain on the title course.
Carlos provided an incredible pace in the opening set, clinching it 6-2 in 37 minutes after an astonishingpace that left his rival far behind. As Alcaraz explained, everything he wished landed in during the first part of the duel.
He hit with full power from both wings and landed 13 winners and two unforced errors. The 22-year-old closed the opening game of the duel with a service winner and made a push on the return in the next one.
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The El Palmar native earned three break points in the second game and wasted them after an error on the first and Felix's nice hitting in the remaining two. Carlos left those chances behind.
He closed the third game with winners and stepped in on the return in the next one. He provided a break with a volley winner at the net after drawing his rival forward with a nice drop shot.
Alcaraz faced the only break point in the fifth game after a rare volley error. Auger-Aliassime squandered it after a loose forehand and sprayed a backhand error to hand the game to world no. 1.
They served well in the next two games, and Carlos landed an ace in the seventh game for a hold at love and 5-2. The Spaniard kicked off the eighth game with two forehand winners.
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He earned three set points and drew Felix's error on the first to secure a break at love and wrap up an incredible set after 37 minutes.
"I felt like I could do everything on the court. It did not matter if I did forehand down the line, drop shot or backhand down the line, I felt that everything was going to be in," Carlos Alcaraz said.
