Carlos Alcaraz He left the bitter defeat against the German Alexander Zverev in the quarterfinals of the Australian Open. It was only their first official tournament of the season. The second of his calendar comes today, from February 12 to 18, with a radical change for the Murcian.
Charly, 20 years old and world No. 2, will defend his title at the Argentina Open, ATP 250 in Buenos Aires. From Melbourne’s hard courts to clay, the surface on which the ATP 500 will next be played in Rio de Janeiro.
A short but intense foray into brick dust. It starts against the Peruvian Juan Pablo Varillas or a player from the previous stage. Alcaraz, first seed, is exempt from the opening round, he can delay his debut until Wednesday the 14th or Thursday the 15th as he directly enters the round of 16.
In the quarterfinals he will face the Serbian Laslo Djereseventh seeded and made his debut with the Croatian Marin Cilic.
For the semifinals, the Chilean Nicholas Jarry or the Argentine Tomas Martín Etcheverry.
As second seed and aspiring finalist with Alcaraz, the British Cameron Norriewhom he defeated in the 2023 final, against whom he lost, injured, the subsequent final in Rio.
Also on Norrie’s side are the Argentines Francisco Cerúndolo (4) and Sebastián Báez (5), as well as the Frenchman and new student of Sergi Bruguera Arthur Fils.
Source: La Verdad
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