Kaka-19 lang Carlos Alcaraz became one of the great attractions of the 2022 edition of Roland Garros. Murcian is, along with the mighty Rafa Nadal and Novak Djokovic, the favorite to win a tournament that will see his debut this Sunday.
The Parisian Grand Slam is the only one that doesn’t start on a Monday and lasts 15 days, making the opening day a special event, and The organization chose Carlitos as a great claim.
The champion of Godo Philippe-Chatrier’s track will fire on the final turn (around 5:00 pm) against Argentine Juan Ignacio Londeronumber 141 in the world and picked up after losing in the final round of the preliminary phase against Croatian Borna Gojo 7-6 (1), 6-1.
This will be the first confrontation between the two and first hurdle in the way of an Alcaraz who will meet Thanasis Kokkinakis or Albert Ramos in the second round. After a possible duel in the third with Sebastian Korda, his executioner in Monte Carlo and in the second round with Cameron Norrie, the moment of truth will come. Alexander Zverev will be waiting for him in the quarterfinals with a desire for revenge after his defeat in the final of the Mutua Madrid Open before the great semifinal duel against the much-anticipated winner Nadal-Djokovic.
But Murcian prefers to go step-by-step in his second involvement with Roland Garros. It didn’t go well in the junior category, at just age 16, or in 2020, when he was removed in the first change to the previous one., a stage he was able to surpass last year. After defeating Bernabé Zapata and Nikoloz Basilashvili in the first two rounds, he said goodbye to the third against Jan-Lennard Struff.
“It’s what motivates me that they give me as one of the favorites to win at Roland Garros and over the pressure it’s an encouragement to give it your all. I feel better and better and I feel energized and anxious and I know I have options”Alcaraz said at the start of the week at the Murcia Community Sports Gala.
The champion of Godó and the Mutua Madrid Open returns to Paris after losing in November against Frenchman Hugo Gaston in the Paris-Bercy tournamenta painful defeat in which he fell after encountering a clearly hostile atmosphere more typical of the old Davis Cup.
“That meeting came to my mind, but hopefully it will serve as an experience so that something like this will not happen to me again. I knew that if I met another Frenchman at Roland Garros it would be the same or worse“He expressed great sensation now 2022 where he is igniting the stages in the forced march.
“I travel from goal to goal, first ‘top 15’, then ‘top 10’, winning Masters 1000“remember the current sixth place ranking of the ATP, with prestigious victories against rivals like Djokovic, Nadal, Tsitsipas or Zverev and just surpassed this season by Berrettini (Australian Open), Nadal (Indian Wells) and Korda (Monte Carlo).
For the rest of the day, Alexander Zverev’s duels against Sebastian Ofner stand out.by Felix Auger-Alliassime against Juan Pablo Varillas and by Dominic Thiem against Hugo Dellien.
Aside from Alcaraz, the Spanish ‘army’ action will be seen this Sunday Charles Taberner (against Borna Coric), James Munar (opposite Daniel Altmaier), Albert Ramos (with Thanasi Kokkinakis) and Alexander Davidovichwho can compete with Tallon Griekspoor.
Dangerous premiere for Muguruza
In the women’s draw, this Sunday, we will see Garbiñe Muguruza in action. Player coached by Conchita Martínez will play in the second shift on the Simone Mathieu court (around 1:30 pm) against Estonian veteran Kaia Kanepi. A bone given to the conditions of the former number 1 in the world, which came from some discomfort in his right shoulder and did not end in the fights he dominated so much. Cristina Bucsa or Brazilian Beatriz Haddad Maia, who will also debut on opening day, will be waiting for her in the second round, with American Coco Gauff in the third. For eighth, Estonian Anett Kontaveit. In quarters, Krejcikova. For the semifinals, the Tunisian Ons Jabeur or the Greek Maria Sakkari.
Source: La Verdad
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