Alcaraz-Korda, 3-1Carlos confirms the rest is stress -free. Serious start from Murcia, solid in his punches, calm, dominates the scene against Korda. Alcaraz was warned about his previous fight against Albert Ramos, where he still had to save a match point before winning five sets and 4h.34 ‘of the match.
Alcaraz-Korda, 2-1 (Alcaraz break)Murcian hit the first blow of the match by breaking Korda’s serve on his first break ball after connecting one of his winning drives. Alcaraz could be the third Spaniard in the round of 16 after Rafa Nadal qualified against Botic Van de Zandschulp and Bernabé Zapata against John Isner.
Alcaraz-Korda, 1-1Carlos also maintains his first turn of serve giving a good sensation to serve. Murcian, who is more solid from the bottom of the court, will have a lot to gain if he can move Korda, more dangerous if he can land his shots in a good position.
Alcaraz-Korda, 0-1Korda’s blank game, which should be good at serve, is one of his great weapons, if he wants to have the options to surprise Alcaraz again.
FIRST SETThe battle will begin with Korda in delivery.
End of heatingAlcaraz and Korda’s warm-up is over and they will start the big match of the night session on the central court at Roland Garros.
30 wins and 3 lossesAlcaraz had 30 wins and just 3 losses in 2022, an amazing year that brought him into the world top-10 after winning four titles, two ATP 500 (Rio, Barcelona) and two Masters 1,000 (Miami, Madrid) ). Carlos has arrived in Paris as one of the big favorites along with Rafa Nadal, 13 -time champion, and Novak Djokovic, world number 1 and defending champion.
Looking for the eighthAlcaraz, 19 years old and world number 6, will try to get into the Roland Garros round of 16 for the first time against Korda, another of the ‘Next Gen’ unique youngsters, 21 years old and number 30 in the ranking. The winner of the match will seek a spot in the quarterfinals against the winner of the clash between Cameron Norrie of Britain and Karen Khachanov of Russia.
Today, Alcaraz-KordaCarlos Alcaraz will face American Sebastian Korda this afternoon in the 3rd round of Roland Garros. The American was the only tennis player to beat Murcian on clay this year, in his debut at the Masters 1,000 in Monte Carlo. Since then, Alcaraz has had 12 straight wins.
Source: La Verdad
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