Alcaraz pulled off a strange and frustrating Wimbledon second round

Carlos Alcaraz added more unforced errors (32) than winners (40), and beat the Frenchman in three sets Alexandre Müller, 26 years old and nº 84: 6-4, 7-6 (2) and 6-3 in 2h.32′. He fulfilled the double goal of passing the round, the most important thing, and did not spend too much energy as he will return to the track this Saturday to face the third round.

It was a happy reunion on the center court of Wimbledon, where he signed his first victory since the debut ended in the round of 16 of 2022 with a defeat against the Italian. Jannik Sinner.

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In favor of the world number one weighing in the future, his youth, 20 years, and his next rival will have more fatigue and less recovery time than him. When the Spaniard finished his second round, the Australian Jason Kubler and the Chilean Nicholas Jarry they were tied at one set and facing off at the start of the third.

ended up winning Jarry, 27 years old and No. 28 ATP, by 7-5, 5-7, 6-3 and 6-4 in 3h.21′. The South American gave up on this course against Alcaraz in the semifinals of the land of Rio de Janeiro: 6-7 (2), 7-5 and 6-0.

Good news for Alcaraz, who has struggled to navigate between the two waters. The delay accumulated by the tournament due to the rain in the first three days changed the Murcian’s plans: the organization postponed his match from Thursday to Friday, forcing him to also play in the third round on Saturday, without a break.

This element needs to be played up, especially considering that Alcaraz did not suffer from the discomfort with the abducted right leg that he suffered in the Queen’s final where he defeated the Australian. Alex de Minaur, but continues to wear a protective bandage. And in grass, saving risks is part of success.

The confrontation with müller because I have to face some factors. strange situation. Alcaraz, who likes to hide nothing from himself, has no choice but to measure efforts thinking about today and tomorrow. In addition, a radical change in weather: sun, extreme heat.

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And after forty-eight hours of stopping, starting again also represents a bonus. Even more so if the opponent, albeit from clay, playing only his second major main draw against grass, will take heart and do his best to field more opposition than expected. Challenger victories, breaking into the ATP top 100, gave the Frenchman wings.

Another variable to handle Alcaraz. Content, without the luster of his happy days, but not doing crazy things. Engaged in work, burning stages in the game with patience. A fact that shows how the tie boiled down: six break balls against, all saved. Release protected

A ‘break’ in favor of removing the balance in the initial set, a certain arreón in the ‘tiebreak’ of the second and closing in the third, main.

“Recovery is the hardest thing in grass, for us the best thing is always normality. But this little unexpected event appeared and we have to accept it,” he had stated. Juan Carlos Ferrero about playing on Friday and Saturday. Carlos AlcarazWith the added responsibility of being a favorite, so detail is still more important than most colleagues in the field, he did the first assignment well. Saturday, part two.