Vamos Carlos!

August 13, 2023

Sinner the winner: At the Canadian Open tonight!

The lanky 21 year old German speaking Italian – Jannik Sinner – generated amazing power, accuracy and fluent shots to overcome Tommy Paul in the semi finals. Paul earleir halted a seemingly annoyed Carlos.

After Wimbledon quarter finals of 2018, the Canadian Men’s Open (which alternates between Toronto and Montreal) 2020 was supposedly my next. The long wait to 2023, however, turned out to be well worth it. Two of the big three GOAT contenders were out of the race. And Novak Djokovic finally met a match in Carlos Alcaraz at the last Wimbledon.

Glimpses of a genius

After losing the first set to Hubert Hurkacz, Carlos displayed his craftsmanship by winning the three setter. The following day, one expected a repeat. A tweener in the second set seemed to be just the tail wind he was seeking. However, Paul quickly regained his composure and continued to dominate.

Quarter finals, as I learnt from Wimbledon, is the best opportunity to watch favourite top seeds unless they get knocked out earlier. In the two matches one got to see Alcaraz, Sinner, Paul and Monfils. The hottest contender was eliminated by the man who did so last year, as well. With Sinner he was surely a dark horse. Monfils is a talented proven workhorse.

York University’s Sobeys Stadium – the venue – is rather frugal compared to SW19 7NE. First held at the Toronto Lawn Tennis Club as a men’s only event in 1881 – thereby it is the second oldest tournament on tennis circuit, after Wimbledon.

This official downtown party venue can save you the effort of commuting to Sobeys @ 1 Shoreham Dr, Toronto, M3N 3A6. At no cost (but not as much fun as being in the stadium)!

Carlos ain’t the boss – yet!

While Murray and Nadal may be on their way out, Djokovic is not going away any time soon, and is likely to regain his No. 1 seeding. Then there are whole lot of young talented players also knocking the door. Alcaraz considers Tommy Paul as one of the best. Not getting a breakthrough in the quarter final with Tommy – also gave a glimpse into Carlos’s nerves. When he chucked the racket!

Tonight, it was Sinner who proved to be the winner. Carlos will be under serious scrutiny at Cincinnati and the US Open, soon.

The tennis world craves for a GOAT. Can he?

Vamos Carlos!