Rio de Janeiro will always be a special city for Carlos Alcaraz. The ATP 500 tournament that takes place on the clay court of the Jockey Club Brasileiro gave the invitation to the Murcian when he was 16 years old, in 2020, and he took advantage of it by signing his first victory on the main circuit, at the expense of a veteran like Albert Ramos.
A preview of what will happen later, as well as in Rio, since he won the tournament in the 2022 edition. He did not repeat in 2023 because he was injured while playing in the final with the British Cameron Norriewho is currently defending that crown.
The operation to recapture Alcaraz It should start this Tuesday, but the worst omens are coming true in Rio de Janeiro, and it will be a complicated day for the Spaniard, 20 years old and world No. 2, as well as to all his colleagues.
Along with his rival, the Brazilian Thiago Monteiro29 years old and 117 in the world, invited by the organization.
There is no greater enemy for an open tennis event than rain, which stops the order of play established from the beginning.
The matches are scheduled to start at 4:30 pm local time, 8:30 pm central European time, but the delay will be at least one hour. No tennis is safe before 18:00, 22:00 central European time.
The Guga Kuerten Trackin the center of the complex, should be opened by the recent winner of the Buenos Aires ATP, the Argentine Facundo Díaz Acostaand former Swiss Grand Slam champion Stan Wawrinka.
Next, although not before 11:30 pm Spanish peninsular time, it is the turn of Carlos Alcaraz and Thiago Monteiro. First round, round of 32 eliminations.
Source: La Verdad
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