Carlos Alcarazfor the first time in Chinawill be back in action this week at ATP on the hard court Beijing after their defeat in the semifinals of US Open against Daniel Medvedev.
After the completion of the qualifying phase, the world No. 2 already has an opponent set for his first match in China, the German. Yannick Hanfmann31 years old and 53rd in the ranking, which the Murcian has never faced.
The 20-year-old Spanish player has never played in China due to restrictions imposed in the last three years due to the coronavirus pandemic in the Asian country.
“It was like something was missing and I finally arrived. I’ve always wanted to come here and play in front of the Chinese public and feel what they told me the players felt, which is a lot of tennis,” Alcaraz said in his press conference.
Hanfmann, without any ATP titles, has played in two finals in his career, both on clay, Gstaad’2017 and Kitzbühel’2020. His best ranking started last July (45th) after reaching the semifinals of Mallorca (grass) and the quarterfinals of Gstaad.
Within Rome Masters 1,000 beat two top-10s, Taylor Fritz and Andrey Rublevbefore succumbing in the quarterfinals against Medvedev.
Source: La Verdad
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