Carlos Alcaraz debuted this Tuesday with tournament authority to Queen, category 500 and in grass. The new champion at Roland Garros lost 6-1 and 7-5 in Argentina Francisco Cerundolo in a match where only one break down in the second set put him in trouble, though they were not minor.
The Spaniard’s version was very solid, but a low serve game forced him against the tide in the second set where He saved the three manga balls against. He lifted them with his serve, then attacked with the rest and came back to return with victory in a tournament where he is the reigning champion.
There are already eight victories for him after his victory in Paris and he has accumulated thirteen in a row on grass after his 2023 victory, with titles at both the London tournament and the ‘cathedral’ of Wimbledon to seal a perfect season. A year later, now that he has in mind the filming of this surface again, the sensations at the premiere have been positive for the Spaniard.
It has been shown very dominant in the first set, although that mistake in the second forced him to row in the next race. Until then he was solid on his serve and sharp on others, putting a Cerúndolo in trouble who struggled to find a formula to try to hurt him from the back of the court.
On the first occasion, although on the third occasion, Alcaraz broke his rival’s serve, surprising him with a beautiful return. These were accompanied by several mistakes from the back of the court by the Argentine player, who could not even extend the points. Solid especially the backhand, Alcaraz went 5-0 and gave the set ball to others. Cerúndolo saved him after entering the game from the back of the court to avoid ‘rosco’, but the Spaniard’s serve, which allowed him to win at the net, was decisive for the initial 6-1.
Alcaraz was looking forward to the match, but it was difficult for him at the beginning of the second set. In it they began to arrive errors on both forehand and backhand of the Spaniard, who gave up his serve and suddenly found himself 0-3 down. However, Alcaraz calmed down again in his service and, although Cerúndolo didn’t give the others any options at first, he stayed alive.
So, it went to 3-5, with the Argentine serving to send the match into the third set. In it, however, Alcaraz started adding lips who were able to expel their rival to take the initiative. This gave him the break option he was looking for, which he wasted to reach 4-5 and extend the second round.
The Spaniard’s subsequent service game was poor, with several unforced errors and even a double fault. Cerúndolo had three set points remaining, but the player from Murcia got good serves in the decisive moments to go up 5-5 and generate a lot of doubt in the Argentine. The amount, that’s how He opened the doors again in the eleventh game of the set and Alcaraz broke through them with good points from the back of the court to achieve another break and put themselves in a prelude to victory which they sealed 7-5.
In this way, after a great reaction in the second set, Alcaraz returned to the Queen where he left off, with a smile on his return to the grass. The British await him in the round of 16 on Thursday Jack Draperwho defeated Argentine Mariano Navone 6-3 and 6-2.
Source: La Verdad
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