Carlos Alcaraz played his first game at Roland Garros 2023, the Grand Slam on clay. The young Spanish tennis player returned to the competition after an unexpected defeat suffered against the Hungarian Fabián Marozsan at the Masters 1000 in Rome.
‘Carlitos’ made his first participation in the Italian Forum but he couldn’t get away. Despite the failure, Alcaraz He is number 1 in the ranking and the great favorite to conquer Paris with Serbian Novak Djokovic. The absence of Rafael Nadal Due to injury, he left the quintessential clay court tournament more open.
The young Spaniard will face his fourth tournament of the spring season on clay, after winning the ATP 500 Conde de Godó 2023 and the Madrid Masters 1000. So, ‘Carlitos’ has to go far at Roland Garros to take advantage of the fact that he was the only defender in last season’s quarterfinals. He successfully defended the titles won last season in Barcelona and Madridwhere he beat German Jan-Lennard Struff in the final.
Precisely, his great rival Novak Djokovic He is between the eyebrows of winning his third title at Roland Garros. The other good candidate for the title is the Russian Daniel Medvedevnumber 1 in the RACE and who won the Rome Masters 1000.
The Murcian tennis player, for his part, came from winning the Masters 1000 in Indian Wells and Madrid. Therefore, he will be looking for his second Grand Slam, after breaking his record in the past US Open 2022. before, Alcaraz He played on the South American clay court tour, coming back from an injury that kept him out of the Australian Open. He won Buenos Aires ATP 250where he lost to Cameron Norriebut lost to the British left-hander in the final of the ATP 500 in Rio de Janeiro, where he defended twisted.
Alcaraz He currently occupies the first place in the ATP ranking with a total of 10 titles and a record of 31 wins and three losses. Now he is looking to establish himself as one of the best on clay at Roland Garros. He regained number 1 after Rome mathematically, but his ambition was too high.
His rival is the Italian tennis player Flavio Cobolli. The transalpine tennis player is currently ranked 159 in the ATP ranking. This will be the first confrontation between the two players on the circuit.
When is Alcaraz-Cobolli played?
the game is played this Monday May 29, on Suzanne Lenglen’s third shift, around 3:30-4:00 pm
Where can Alcaraz – Cobolli be found?
The meeting will be visible of Eurosport and Eurosport Player. You can follow all the information about the match live and the tournament on the Mundo Deportivo website.
Source: La Verdad
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