{"id":372679,"date":"2026-01-16T05:19:16","date_gmt":"2026-01-16T05:19:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/372679\/"},"modified":"2026-01-16T05:19:16","modified_gmt":"2026-01-16T05:19:16","slug":"carlos-alcaraz-vs-adam-walton-ms101","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/372679\/","title":{"rendered":"Carlos Alcaraz vs Adam Walton &#8211; MS101"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>                                                                <img  alt=\"Rod Laver Arena\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ausopen.com\/sites\/default\/files\/2021-11\/es.svg\" alt=\"Spain\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                                                                                                Spain\n                                                                    <\/p>\n<p>                C. Alcaraz<\/p>\n<p>Use tactical dropshots after heavy rallies to pull Walton forward and create finishing chances<\/p>\n<p>Attack first serves early with aggressive returns to apply pressure from the opening shot<\/p>\n<p>Press hard immediately after breaking serve to maintain momentum and close out sets<\/p>\n<p>Stay sharp on second serve placement to limit opportunities when Walton steps inside the baseline<\/p>\n<p>                                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ausopen.com\/sites\/default\/files\/2021-11\/au.svg\" alt=\"Australia\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                                                                                                Australia\n                                                                    <\/p>\n<p>                A. Walton<\/p>\n<p>Step inside the baseline on returns to steal time and take early control of rallies<\/p>\n<p>Keep first serves consistent to avoid giving Alcaraz easy return entry points<\/p>\n<p>Mix up second serve locations to prevent Alcaraz from camping on predictable targets<\/p>\n<p>Trust your tiebreak experience if sets stay tight and lean on patterns that work under pressure<\/p>\n<p>\n          Insights powered by AOLabs AI*\n        <\/p>\n<p>                                                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/alcaraz_carlos-jc2_006802_ao25_0.png\" alt=\"Carlos Alcaraz\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ausopen.com\/sites\/default\/files\/2021-11\/es.svg\" alt=\"Spain\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                                                                                                Spain\n                                                                    <\/p>\n<p>                C. Alcaraz<\/p>\n<p>                R1<\/p>\n<p>                          <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ausopen.com\/sites\/default\/files\/2021-11\/au.svg\" alt=\"Australia\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                        A. Walton<\/p>\n<p>                  Upcoming<\/p>\n<p>18th Jan<\/p>\n<p>                      Winner of<\/p>\n<p>\n                                                  Y. Hanfmann<br \/>\n                           or                                                   Z. Svajda\n                                                                        <\/p>\n<p>                                                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/walton_jc1_5443_ao24.png\" alt=\"Adam Walton\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ausopen.com\/sites\/default\/files\/2021-11\/au.svg\" alt=\"Australia\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                                                                                                Australia\n                                                                    <\/p>\n<p>                A. Walton<\/p>\n<p>                R1<\/p>\n<p>                          <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ausopen.com\/sites\/default\/files\/2021-11\/es.svg\" alt=\"Spain\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                        C. Alcaraz<\/p>\n<p>                  Upcoming<\/p>\n<p>18th Jan<\/p>\n<p>                      Winner of<\/p>\n<p>\n                                                  Y. Hanfmann<br \/>\n                           or                                                   Z. Svajda\n                                                                        <\/p>\n<p>\n            Season 2025\n        <\/p>\n<p>                Event<br \/>\n                Round<br \/>\n                Winner<br \/>\n                Score<\/p>\n<p>                    ATP London, Great Britain Men Singles<br \/>\n                    Round of 32<\/p>\n<p>\n                                C. Alcaraz\n                            <\/p>\n<p>\n                                A. Walton\n                            <\/p>\n<p>                                                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/alcaraz_carlos-jc2_006802_ao25_0.png\" alt=\"Carlos Alcaraz\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ausopen.com\/sites\/default\/files\/2021-11\/es.svg\" alt=\"Spain\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                                                                                                Spain\n                                                                    <\/p>\n<p>                C. Alcaraz<\/p>\n<p>\n            Season 2025\n          <\/p>\n<p>                          Miami Invitational<\/p>\n<p>\n                              C. Alcaraz\n                            <\/p>\n<p>\n                              J. Fonseca\n                            <\/p>\n<p>                          ATP World Tour Finals Men Singles<\/p>\n<p>                        Final<\/p>\n<p>\n                              C. Alcaraz\n                            <\/p>\n<p>\n                              J. Sinner\n                            <\/p>\n<p>                          ATP World Tour Finals Men Singles<\/p>\n<p>                        Semifinal<\/p>\n<p>\n                              C. Alcaraz\n                            <\/p>\n<p>\n                              F. Auger-Aliassime\n                            <\/p>\n<p>                          ATP World Tour Finals Men Singles<\/p>\n<p>\n                              C. Alcaraz\n                            <\/p>\n<p>\n                              L. Musetti\n                            <\/p>\n<p>                          ATP World Tour Finals Men Singles<\/p>\n<p>\n                              C. Alcaraz\n                            <\/p>\n<p>\n                              T. Fritz\n                            <\/p>\n<p>                          ATP World Tour Finals Men Singles<\/p>\n<p>\n                              C. Alcaraz\n                            <\/p>\n<p>\n                              A. de Minaur\n                            <\/p>\n<p>                          ATP Paris, France Men Singles<\/p>\n<p>                        Round of 32<\/p>\n<p>\n                              C. Alcaraz\n                            <\/p>\n<p>\n                              C. Norrie\n                            <\/p>\n<p>                          Riyadh Exhibition<\/p>\n<p>                        Final<\/p>\n<p>\n                              C. Alcaraz\n                            <\/p>\n<p>\n                              J. Sinner\n                            <\/p>\n<p>                                                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/walton_jc1_5443_ao24.png\" alt=\"Adam Walton\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ausopen.com\/sites\/default\/files\/2021-11\/au.svg\" alt=\"Australia\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                                                                                                Australia\n                                                                    <\/p>\n<p>                A. Walton<\/p>\n<p>\n            Season 2026\n          <\/p>\n<p>                        ATP Adelaide, Australia Men Singles<\/p>\n<p>                      Qualification final<\/p>\n<p>\n                            A. Walton\n                          <\/p>\n<p>\n                            Q. Halys\n                          <\/p>\n<p>                        ATP Adelaide, Australia Men Singles<\/p>\n<p>                      Qualification<\/p>\n<p>\n                            A. Walton\n                          <\/p>\n<p>\n                            J. Delaney\n                          <\/p>\n<p>                        ATP Brisbane, Australia Men Singles<\/p>\n<p>                      Round of 32<\/p>\n<p>\n                            R. Hijikata\n                          <\/p>\n<p>\n                            A. Walton\n                          <\/p>\n<p>\n            Season 2025\n          <\/p>\n<p>                        ATP Athens, Greece Men Singles<\/p>\n<p>                      Round of 32<\/p>\n<p>\n                            A. Tabilo\n                          <\/p>\n<p>\n                            A. Walton\n                          <\/p>\n<p>                        ATP Paris, France Men Singles<\/p>\n<p>                      Qualification round 1<\/p>\n<p>\n                            A. Vukic\n                          <\/p>\n<p>\n                            A. Walton\n                          <\/p>\n<p>                        ATP Basel, Switzerland Men Singles<\/p>\n<p>                      Qualification round 1<\/p>\n<p>\n                            M. Cilic\n                          <\/p>\n<p>\n                            A. Walton\n                          <\/p>\n<p>                        ATP Almaty, Kazakhstan Men Singles<\/p>\n<p>                      Round of 16<\/p>\n<p>\n                            A. Walton\n                          <\/p>\n<p>\n                            D. Medvedev\n                          <\/p>\n<p>                        ATP Almaty, Kazakhstan Men Singles<\/p>\n<p>                      Round of 32<\/p>\n<p>\n                            T. Schoolkate\n                          <\/p>\n<p>\n                            A. Walton\n                          <\/p>\n<p>                                                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/alcaraz_carlos-jc2_006802_ao25_0.png\" alt=\"Carlos Alcaraz\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ausopen.com\/sites\/default\/files\/2021-11\/es.svg\" alt=\"Spain\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                                                                                                Spain\n                                                                    <\/p>\n<p>                C. Alcaraz<\/p>\n<p>                                                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/walton_jc1_5443_ao24.png\" alt=\"Adam Walton\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ausopen.com\/sites\/default\/files\/2021-11\/au.svg\" alt=\"Australia\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                                                                                                Australia\n                                                                    <\/p>\n<p>                A. Walton<\/p>\n<p>                                                    1<\/p>\n<p>                    2026<\/p>\n<p>                                                    79<\/p>\n<p>                                                    1<\/p>\n<p>                    2025<\/p>\n<p>                                                    78<\/p>\n<p>                                                    3<\/p>\n<p>                    2024<\/p>\n<p>                                                    93<\/p>\n<p>                                                    2<\/p>\n<p>                    2023<\/p>\n<p>                                                    176<\/p>\n<p>                                                    1<\/p>\n<p>                    2022<\/p>\n<p>                                                    431<\/p>\n<p>                                                    32<\/p>\n<p>                    2021<\/p>\n<p>                                                    1205<\/p>\n<p>                                                    141<\/p>\n<p>                    2020<\/p>\n<p>                                                    1155<\/p>\n<p>                                                    492<\/p>\n<p>                    2019<\/p>\n<p>                                                    1123<\/p>\n<p>\n      *AI-assisted content. 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