Martín Landaluce : la rencontre qui retient son souffle

Martín Landaluce en Spain fait l'actualité ce jeudi. Selon The Independent, Landaluce’s smile carries fresh confidence, and no wonder: he has just entered the world’s top 100 for the first time.

Les faits

• Landaluce’s smile carries fresh confidence, and no wonder: he has just entered the world’s top 100 for the first time.
• After his breakthrough run in Miami, Martin Landaluce tells Jamie Braidwood about the advice he has received from his idols Rafael Nadal and Carlos Alcaraz and explains why his ‘healthy rivalry’ with Rafael Jodar can help both on their rise up the rankings.
• In this season’s rankings, there are seven players under the age of 21 in the world’s 100 and two of them are Spanish, in Landaluce and his younger friend and rival, the 19-year-old Rafael Jodar.
• Landaluce’s triumph came in 2022, on the same weekend as Alcaraz won his grand slam title in New York; Jodar then followed in 2023.
• Listed at 6’4” and with a curly mop of blonde hair on top of his long frame, Landaluce found confidence in his aggression from the baseline, his natural attacking game released by playing as if he had nothing to lose.

L'essentiel

The Independent indique que after his breakthrough run in Miami, Martin Landaluce tells Jamie Braidwood about the advice he has received from his idols Rafael Nadal and Carlos Alcaraz and explains why his ‘healthy rivalry’ with Rafael Jodar can help both on their rise up the rankings. D'après The Independent, In this season’s rankings, there are seven players under the age of 21 in the world’s 100 and two of them are Spanish, in Landaluce and his younger friend and rival, the 19-year-old Rafael Jodar. Comme le souligne The Independent, Landaluce’s triumph came in 2022, on the same weekend as Alcaraz won his grand slam title in New York; Jodar then followed in 2023. Selon The Independent, Listed at 6’4” and with a curly mop of blonde hair on top of his long frame, Landaluce found confidence in his aggression from the baseline, his natural attacking game released by playing as if he had nothing to lose.

Les chiffres

The Independent indique que Alcaraz is also an important point of reference for Landaluce and other young Spaniards, even though the world No 2 is really still a kid himself. D'après The Independent, It’s nice that we’re both climbing the rankings.” Landaluce’s rise should lead to a main draw entry at Wimbledon, which is a major target: his favourite surface is grass, owing to a 15-match winning run as a junior that included titles in Nottingham, Roehampton and reaching the boys’ semi-finals in SW19 in 2022. Comme le souligne The Independent, Alcaraz is not yet 23, but the next generation of Spanish talent is already beginning to ride the seven-time grand slam champion’s wave. Selon The Independent, Arriving in Florida as the world No 151, he became the lowest-ranked quarter-finalist in Miami in 32 years.

Ce qu'ils disent

“For sure, I think we both push each other,” he says. “We’ve been like rivals since we were nine and friends also. (The Independent)

Le contexte

Selon The Independent, Returning to Madrid, the city of his birth, is always “special” for Landaluce. The Independent indique que He may still be a wildcard entry, but Landaluce can say he’s earned his place, and proved his worth. D'après The Independent, Last month, at the Miami Open, Landaluce recorded the best result of his career with a breakthrough run from qualifying. Comme le souligne The Independent, before Miami, Landaluce had recorded just two tour-level victories.

Recherches associées

Les recherches associées qui dominent la conversation : ATP - Miami : Qui est Martin Landaluce, 151e et en quarts ? : Sports - Orange - Sports • Masters 1000 Miami I Balle de match sauvée, Carlos Alcaraz vengé : Martin Landaluce, 151e mondial, est en quarts • ATP - Miami > Martin Landaluce, sensation du tournoi : "Rafael Nadal jouait avec moi comme s'il affrontait un numéro un mondial. Il me respectait énormément" • Martín Landaluce fera ses débuts à Madrid en tant que membre du top 100 du classement ATP • Martín Landaluce, avant sa première aux Next Gen ATP Finals : « Ce sera un tournoi très spécial • Challenger de Monza : tombeur de Martin Landaluce, Raphaël Collignon défendra son titre en finale ce dimanche.

À retenir

• After his breakthrough run in Miami, Martin Landaluce tells Jamie Braidwood about the advice he has received from his idols Rafael Nadal and Carlos Alcaraz and explains why his ‘healthy rivalry’ with Rafael Jodar can help both on their rise up the rankings.
• Before Miami, Landaluce had recorded just two tour-level victories.
• Landaluce reveals how he received the same encouragement from his idol and mentor, Rafael Nadal.
• Recherches qui explosent : ATP - Miami : Qui est Martin Landaluce, 151e et en quarts ? : Sports - Orange - Sports, Masters 1000 Miami I Balle de match sauvée, Carlos Alcaraz vengé : Martin Landaluce, 151e mondial, est en quarts, ATP - Miami > Martin Landaluce, sensation du tournoi : "Rafael Nadal jouait avec moi comme s'il affrontait un numéro un mondial. Il me respectait énormément", Martín Landaluce fera ses débuts à Madrid en tant que membre du top 100 du classement ATP.