Alcaras vs Sinner, BNP Paribas Open Tennis Semifinals Clash
During the quarterfinals, a swarm of bees flew in and the game was halted for about two hours.
Carlos Alcaras (2nd place, Spain) and Jannic Sinner (3rd place, Italy), leaders of the ‘next generation standard’ in the Men’s Professional Tennis (ATP) Tour, will face off.
Alcaras defeated Alexander Zverev (6th, Germany) in the singles quarterfinals on the 12th day of the ATP Tour BNP Paribas Open (total prize money: $9,495,555) held in Indian Wells, California, USA on the 15th (Korean time). -0 (6-3 6-1).
In the previous match, Sinner defeated Irzy Lehetzka (32nd, Czech Republic) 2-0 (6-3 6-3) and advanced to the semifinals.
As a result, the two will clash for a ticket to the finals of this competition. 카지노사이트킹
Alcaras rose to the top in singles at the 2022 US Open and Wimbledon last year, and Sinner is the player who won the Australian Open this year.
Born in 2001, Sinner is two years older, and his record against adults on the adult stage is 4 wins and 3 losses, so Sinner has a slight advantage.
Last year, the two met in the semifinals of this tournament, and Alcaras won 2-0 (7-6 <7-4> 6-3) and went on to win the championship, and Sinner won both of their subsequent encounters.
Meanwhile, during the quarterfinal match between Alcaras and Zverev, an incident occurred where a swarm of bees flew into the court and the game was stopped.
The game was halted for nearly two hours, and the court was rearranged after calling in a local bee expert.
In an interview with a Spanish radio station, Alcaras' agent explained, "Alcaras was stung in the forehead area, but he is fine."
Novak Djokovic (No. 1, Serbia), who was eliminated in the third round of this tournament, decided to not participate in the ATP Tour Miami Open, which opens in Miami, Florida, USA on the 20th.
The Miami Open is the second ATP1000 series tournament held this year, following the BNP Paribas Open.
In the quarterfinals of the Women's Professional Tennis (WTA) Tour BNP Paribas Open, which is being held in conjunction with the men's BNP Paribas Open, Iga Sibiontech (No. 1, Poland) lost to Caroline Wozniacki (No. 204, Denmark) in the second set.
Won the title.