Only nine players They won head-to-head matches in top-level ATP matches Carlos Alcaraz. But the Spaniard will have a chance, in principle this Wednesday, to get one of them back because he already knows that It will debut in the second round of the Monte Carlo Masters 1000 against Felix Auger-Aliassime.
He Canadian He was defeated with great authority in the first round Luca Nardineither 6-2 and 6-3, where it is one of the star duels at this stage of the tournament. On the one hand, for the quality of an Auger-Aliassime who is trying to regain his best level; on the other hand, due to the growth in recent seasons of Nardi, author of one of the great ‘bombshells’ of the season after eliminating Novak Djokovic in Indian Wells.
No options given Auger-Aliassime, breaking his first service points to make an appointment with Carlos Alcaraz in the second round. It will be a very uncomfortable debut for the Spanish player, because In the five games he has played against the Canadian, he has won only two.
Alcaraz lost in the quarterfinals of the 2021 US Open (6-3, 3-1 and retirement), in the 2022 Davis Cup (6-7 (3), 6-4 and 6-2) and in the semifinals of Basel 2022 (6 – 3 and 6-2). however, He won the last two duels, both in Indian Wells, with the quarterfinals in 2023 (double 6-4) and the third round in 2024 (6-2 and 6-3). That is, surprisingly, when Alcaraz defeated Auger-Aliassime, he eventually managed to become the champion of the tournament.
An inertia to try to get on with it debut on clay in 2024in a tough match that will measure both players for the first time on this surface. There are only nine players with whom Alcaraz has not even tied head-to-head and, with those 2-3, Auger-Aliassime is one of them.. The others are Rafa Nadal (1-2), Novak Djokovic (2-3), Alexander Zverev (4-5), Mikael Ymer (0-2), Thiago Monteiro (0-2), Roman Safiullin (0- 1). , Hugo Gaston (0-1) and Alexander Erler (0-1).
It is, therefore, a rivalry that will not only serve for Alcaraz to make his debut on clay this year, but also to try to respond to the three first victories achieved by Auger-Aliassime against him. We have to see, yes, the physical condition of the Spaniardswho practiced his appearance in Monte Carlo with the an intricate bandage on the right arm.
because Monte Carlo is, surely, another of Alcaraz’s pending accounts in the circuit. He played only once in Monaco, in 2022 where he lost on his debut in the second round. Therefore, This is the only Masters 1000 where he is still winless.
Source: La Verdad
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