Carlos Alcaraz This Thursday he spent a day of recovery on the slopes of Jean Bouin, just a stone’s throw from Roland Garros. With his technical team, in a morning truce from the rain, he rested while waiting to meet an opponent for the third round.
The Murcian, 21 years old and world No. 3, has done his homework by eliminating the Dutchman Jesper de Jong, 6-3, 6-4, 2-6 and 6-2. Not with note, because he suffered a relevant disconnection in the third set and the beginning of the fourth, but a Grand Slam is a long journey and he also considers that he keeps checking his right arm, lest the pain reappear.
Alcaraz and his team headed to the hotel on Thursday, without knowing an opponent, with concerns that bad weather could change the order of the fights, delaying the third round he had scheduled. for Friday.
He could get into trouble, but his opponent, the American, saved him from it. Sebastian Kordawhich sealed his classification at an early time, enough for him to compete a day later in Espanyol.
Korda defeated the South Korean Soonwoo Kwon by 6-4, 6-4, 1-6 and 6-3. The match resumed from 5-4 and the American served for a set at 11 am. There was a rain interruption of about an hour at 1-3 in the third set. The closing occurred at 1:43 pm With a total of 2h33′ of play.
This Friday, a test for Alcaraz against Korda, 23 years old and world number 28. On balance, 3-1 for the Spaniard, who is already ahead of Roland Garros 2022 by 6-4, 6-4 and 6-2 .
Source: La Verdad
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