At 4-4, 30A in the 3rd set, the game is just waiting to change.
Fatigue and emotion have fun changing sides, playing with the nerves of the protagonists.
This does not prevent them from struggling without counting and multiplying the spectacular points.
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On one of them, Casper Ruud who, at this time, has the ascendant manhandles Carlos Alcaraz who, physically marked, does not want to let go and fights with heart.
The Spaniard finishes with his nose on the Arthur Ashe court.
With a smile, as often after the spectacular exchanges.
Win or lose.
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The Spaniard beaten on this blow will gradually manage to return to the match and end up defeating the Norwegian metronome, varying his game (14 aces; 34 points out of 45 scored on the fly) to find solutions, disturb Ruud, not letting him strangle her with her routine.