Carlos Alcaraz is a huge fan of Rocky Balboa, and he's often using it as an inspiration before the match to pump himself up.
Hubert Hurakcz has always been a very tricky matchup for Alcaraz. The conditions in Cincinnati will only make it harder as the serve of the Polish player will be a tough obstacle to overcome. Alcaraz has dealt with Hurkacz pretty well so far, beating him in both matches.
Even so, the matches were very close, and there was a pretty decent chance that Alcaraz could have lost, either. The most recent one happened a week ago in Toronto, and Alcaraz won it with a 3rd set tiebreak. Expect something similar this time around at the 2023 Cincinnati Masters, and expect Alcaraz to use his typical motivation stuff.
He's spoken a few times about his fondness of Rocky Balboa and the inspiring story behind it. He's used it to motivate himself more than once, and he will use it again before his match against Hurkacz. He confirmed it in his talk to the media.
Of course. I always watch it or I always listen 'Eye of the Tiger', the songs about Rocky Balboa, or if I have videos. Obviously help me a lot coming into matches. Tomorrow against Hubie is going to be a really good time to motivate myself with Rocky.
The match is a huge one for Alcaraz because a spot in the final is up for grabs. He's under quite a bit of pressure to maintain his ranking as Novak Djokovic is looming. A title defence at the US Open is also coming up, so a confidence-boosting title run at the Cincinnati Masters would be good.
The match is the 3rd match of the day to start no sooner than 3 pm local time. The winner moves on to the final.
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