Alcaraz met a new rival at Wimbledon 26 hours later

Carlos Alcaraz sealed his debut against the French Jeremy Chardy at 3 pm on Tuesday. He was comfortable in his third Wimbledon, defeating his veteran rival, playing the final singles of his career, 6-0, 6-2, 7-5 in one hour and 53 minutes.

He was able to invest the next day, this Wednesday, in preparation for the second round commitment, scheduled for Thursday. He had already worked at Aorangi Park, the attached facility with the training tracks, dodging the rain for half an hour, still not knowing who his next rival would be.

He had to wait until 5:15 pm in London, 26 hours after his last ball Chardy. He knew that his new opponent was a Frenchman, he finally knew that Alexandre Müller26 years old and number 84 in the world, who ended up losing to his countryman Arthur Rinderknechtof 27 and 82º ATP, of 7-6 (5), 1-6, 6-3 and 6-4.

The clash went 7-6, 1-0 after Monday’s suspension due to bad weather, which also delayed the start of the third day, which was also delayed twice.

rinderknechrecently beaten by Alcaraz on the grass at Queen’s, started strong in the second half of the game, going 6-0 in müllerwho then reacted to win his first match at Wimbledon.

positive debut of müller in this Grand Slam, a category in which he added his second win for four losses. He did not touch the grass on the circuit, he made his debut directly at the All England Club, where in another attempt he did not pass the previous stage.

He came from the clay of the semifinals at the Challenger in Perugia and the title at Montechiarugolo. For the first time he will face the No. 1, a Carlos Alcaraz which changed the routine with respect to Roland Garros. In London he played ball between one game and another, while in Paris he devoted the day off only to the physical care of his body.