He Indian Wells Masters 1000 Its second round starts this Friday, where all the seeds have entered. One of the first to be brought to court is Carlos Alcarazwho will be looking to begin the title defense with a solid victory against Italian Matteo Arnaldi.
It was in the first game of the afternoon session in California, that is at 3 am Spanish peninsular time, the time set by Rafa Nadal for his debut against Milos Raonic.
definitely, bad news for Spanish fanswho have to stay up late to follow the game, either on television via Movistar+ or on the Mundo Deportivo website.
Arnaldi, 23, defeated Frenchman Luca Van Assche 7-6(6) and 7-6(3) this Wednesday after recovering from a break of disadvantage in the first and second sets.
The Spaniard and the Italian have already met at the 2023 US Open, in Alcaraz easily won 6-3, 6-3 and 6-4.
The Murcian arrives in Indian Wells after pulling out of the Rio tournament with an ankle problemalthough he reappeared in an exhibition match on Sunday in Las Vegas with a victory over Rafa Nadal.
“Some of you are probably wondering about my ankle, wondering if I’m going to be 100% or not, but I’m relieved too.. We will see how the tournament goes, but I am here to defend the title and I don’t think about anything other than that,” he declared in his appearance with the media.
“I came here to defend the title. It’s tough, there are the best tennis players in the world, some of them are playing great tennis this season. I know it’s going to be very complicated, but I’m here to do it. I’m here to try to defend the title. I feel good in trainingMurcian continued.
For this Saturday there will be a debut of Novak Djokovic, who will face Australian Aleksandar Vukic.
Vukic, number 69 in the world ranking, won 7-6(4) 7-6(6) against Japan’s Shintaro Mochizuki on a day that, like Wednesday’s opening match, was interrupted by downpours on Indian cement. wells
The Australian player will be the first rival of Djokovic, a five-time Indian Wells champion, who returns to this tournament after a five-year absence due to the coronavirus pandemic and non-compliance with vaccination requirements.
Source: La Verdad
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