Alcaraz won and fell in love in his exhibition against Tommy Paul in Mexico

Carlos AlcarazWimbledon champion, He beat American Tommy Paul this Wednesday 7-6(3), 6-3in an exhibition match in front of over 20,000 fans at the bullring in Mexico City.

At an altitude of 2,240 meters above sea level, The Murcian performed well on his serve and defended well in key moments to take a close first set in 47 minutes.

With little risk, Both rivals won their service points and forced a tie break, where the number two in the ranking, supported by the majority, some with Spanish flags, is better.

Paul, ranked thirteenth in the world, hit a ball on his drive, which Alcaraz used, escaping 3-0 on his serve. The Spaniard made another mini break, he did not confirm it, but with a score of 5-3 he broke again and secured the win with his serve.

It was a different story in the second round, where Paul was not the same and Alcaraz has maintained the high level of his tennis.

In the second game, the American recovered from two break points down; however, In the fourth he dropped serve and Alcaraz was on his way to victory. Making no mistake with his turn of service, he sealed the victory in one hour and 14 minutes.

“The altitude was a big challenge, but Tommy and I managed to adapt and scored incredible points, with our pleasure on the court,” said the Spaniard.

Greek first thing in the morning María Sakkari, ninth in the WTA rankings, won 6-3, 6-4also in one hour and 14 minutes, to Danish Caroline Wozniacki, former world number one.

In the first set, Sakkari worked well at the net in the eighth game to break her opponent’s serve and, after confirming her serve, win 6-3.

The match was much closer in the second round where both made some unforced errors and lowered the effectiveness of their tennis.

Sakkari broke in the third game, but was not confirmed. In the ninth, the Greek imposed conditions on her backhand, broke Wozniacki’s serve and on her serve secured the victory.