15-15. Let’s shout! Alcaraz. Good first serve, no possible response.
0-15 Vukic, it’s big.
Carlos Alcaraz – Aleksandar Vukic 5-5
I play 15 Vukic, morally reinforced by recovering ground. 3-0 AUSTRALIAN PART.
15-30 Alcaraz. A slight slip in the previous game, it should continue as he played well until the unfortunate ninth ‘game’. In the grass you have to be careful because everything can change in an instant.
Carlos Alcaraz – Aleksandar Vukic 5-4
ALCARAZ LOST THE ADVANTAGE WHEN HE SERVED A SET.
Vukic’s blank game, which began and ended with two traced points: the ball hit the tape and became an impossible shot for the Spaniard. HALF AN HOUR OF GAME. The Murcian positive dynamic was broken in this game. Continue to work on the set.
0-40 THREE BREAK VUKIC BALLS!!! The worst mistake of the set came, one straight into the net by Alcaraz. Those roots of closing a set.
0-30 Vukic, huge return from the forehand, the second is stronger and leaves the Spaniard with no options, for whom this game is complicated for a set.
0-15 Vukic, with the help of tape, leaving the ball like it’s the perfect shot.
Carlos Alcaraz – Aleksandar Vukic 5-3
I play 30 Vukic, HE WILL SERVE FOR SET ALCARAZ.
40-30 Vukic, who committed the first double fault of the game.
30-15 Vukic, but another good point from Alcaraz. This is a recital. Rest won.
30-0 Vukic.
Carlos Alcaraz – Aleksandar Vukic 5-2
I play 15 Alcaraz, who is playing wonderfully. Amazing on the serve, forceful in the background and also does tricks thanks to his great reflexes and artist’s hand.
40-15 Alcaraz. What reflections! The ball hits the tape as he volleys, he misses it but reacts with another badminton or squash shot that also goes deep to the other side, making life difficult for Vukic, who misses.
30-15 Alcaraz, FIFTH ACE!!!
Carlos Alcaraz – Aleksandar Vukic 4-2
21 minutes of playTHE ALCARAZ BREAK HAS ARRIVED. He returns everything, making a lob that Vukic tries to catch. He does it but he’s so close to the sideline that he launches the shot into doubles alley.
First bite of an Alcaraz that plays very well.
30-40 Alcaraz. Two break points return from Vukic. The latter, with the Spaniard slightly slipping in another excellent defence.
0-40 THREE BREAK BALLS ALCARAZ!!! Going into untreatable mode.
0-15 WONDERFULLY MADE IN ALCARAZ!!! Vukic believes he has won the point. The Australian played weakly but very crossly. Little did I realize that the Spaniard would stretch out and hit an incredible parallel backhand as well. EXCELLENT. In Murcia, nothing is done until it’s really done. A trait he saw from childhood in such a Rafael Nadal.
Carlos Alcaraz – Aleksandar Vukic 3-2
‘Cannonero’ Carlos Alcaraz, closing in on his fourth ace. I play at 30.
40-30 Alcaraz, who tried to serve and net, but the others dropped and didn’t raise the volley.
40-15 Alcaraz, serving well in the early stages of the match. The Roland Garros and Wimbledon champion is in shape.
Carlos Alcaraz – Aleksandar Vukic 2-2
I play 30 from Australian, pulling ABC. Without problems, opening serves are great when he needs it.
40-30 Vukic, Alcaraz’s aggressive right goes long. But I live in Murcian, who wants to improve the performance compared to the first day. Go up the level.
15-30 Alcaraz, enter the matter. Large inverted right cross. Very hard winning blow, from a known Carlos. This is one of his hits.
Carlos Alcaraz – Aleksandar Vukic 2-1
I’m playing 15 Alcaraz, focusing a lot on serve now. We are inside, indoors because of the rain. He has added three aces and scores a lot of first serves (70%). A major weed weapon.
30-15 Alcaraz. And third ace.
15-15 Alcaraz, second ace
Carlos Alcaraz – Aleksandar Vukic 1-1
I play 15 Vukic, an experienced player. Of Montenegrin origin, he studied at the University of Illinois in the United States.
Vukic is 40-0.
Carlos Alcaraz – Aleksandar Vukic 1-0
I play at 15 Alcaraz, near him FIRST ACE.
40-15 Alcaraz, got first serves. A percentage that wants to increase as the games go by.
0-15 Vukic, on the attack in the second set.
Carlos Alcaraz – Aleksandar Vukic 0-0
At the service of Carlos Alcaraz, for the third round, the round of 32.
Draw for Aleksandar Vukic
The Australian, who hails from Montenegrin, won the toss and elected to dismiss. As in the first round, Alcaraz was sentenced to begin serving. Even if you don’t like it, you have no choice but to accept it.
Renaud Lichtenstein, chair manager
French referee, one of the best today. He directed the Roland Garros final.
Players on the court
Carlos Alcaraz and Aleksandar Vukic are already on Court 1. Looking at the crossroads of the third round, sixteenth, tiebreak between Frances Tiafoe and Borna Coric, won by the American 7-5. First set.
The roof is closed on Court 1
Intermittent rainy days, Carlos Alcaraz, inside the house.
Different history at the Grand Slam
Carlos Alcaraz already has three Grand Slam titles at age 21. At age 28, Aleksandar Vukic has yet to reach the third round. He equaled his best result by reaching second, at Wimbledon 2023.
Medvedev and Ruud, in trouble
Russian Daniil Medvedev and Norwegian Casper Ruud lost their first sets against the Frenchman Alexandre Muller and the Italian Fabio Foginini: 6-7 (3) and 4-6, respectively.
A very tough rival
The Australian Aleksandar Vukic He reached the Eastbourne semi-finals from the qualifying phase, as a ‘lucky loser’. He made his debut at Wimbledon 2024, returning from match ball to Sebastian Ofnerin five set matches in 3h.49′.
Rainy day in London
He delayed the start of the day, not the program on Court 1, because it has a retractable roof, like the center, where Carlos Alcaraz debuted against Mark Lajal. That is what tradition dictates. However, he will not set foot in the ‘Cathedral’ again, the Murcian will go to the second stage this time.
Crossing the third round
The best of Alcaraz-Vukic will meet in the third round with the dominator of the match between the Croatians. Coric terminal and the American Frances Tiafoewho are already playing on Court 18. They are 5-6, no breaks.
Rematch for Carlos Alcaraz
Officially, 0-0 in the head to head, but there is a precedent in between Carlos Alcaraz21 years old and world No. 3, and the Australian Alexander Vukic, 28 years old and number 69. The Spaniard lost in the qualifying phase of Roland Garros 2020, after having a match point. It hurts, even though he is only 17 years old and he is still 193rd in the ATP rankings.
Carlos Alcaraz’s time has come
Coco Gauff has overcome the Romanian Anca Todoni, 6-2 and 6-1, leaving Court 1 of the All England Club free. In a few minutes, it will be the turn of the champion, Carlos Alcaraz, who will fight the Australian, Aleksandar Vukic.
Good afternoon, thanks for joining us for live coverage of this second round match
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