Carlos Alcaraz lost in the semifinals of the ATP 500 in Basel against the Canadian Felix Auger-Aliassime. This is his second official tournament since winning the US Open and reaching world number one, becoming the youngest ranking leader at the age of 19.
Rafa Nadal reappears this week in the ATP Paris Masters 1000. He hasn’t stepped on the circuit since New York. He made a brief appearance in London for his farewell Roger Federer at the Laver Cup, immediately returned home to begin his fatherhood and finish recovering from the stomach injury he suffered at Wimbledon and the one he sustained at the US Open.
The Murcian and the Balearic, 36 years old and number 2 in the world, meet again in the ‘indoor’ of the French capital, a contest that will be followed by ATP Finals in Turin. At issue is the final number one of the year, where Alcaraz starts with an advantage of 830 points, when an undefeated champion in both competitions can accumulate a maximum of 2,500.
Carlos Alcaraz found out this Monday that his first opponent in Paris is the Japanese Yoshihito Nishioka, who beat Russian Aslan Karatsev 6-3, 6-4. Rafa Nadal won’t know who he will debut with until this Tuesday, when they debate the position Robert Baptistsemi-finalist last week in Basel beaten by the Danish Holger Runeand the American Tommy Paul.
The Paris-Bercy organization, namely Roland Garros Since the event is owned by the French Tennis Federation (FFT), it will set the premieres of the Spanish number 1 and number 5 on Wednesday.
On Tuesday, the popularity for another of the stars, the champion of Wimbledon, the Tel Aviv and Astana ATPs, is unprecedented in the United States due to not being vaccinated against covid. the serbian Novak Djokovic face the American Maxime Cressy on the fourth turn of center court.
The afternoon session, not before 7:30 pm, will be opened by the Frenchman Richard Gasquet and the Norwegian Casper Ruud.
Source: La Verdad
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