Carlos Alcaraz sealed Spain’s win against the Czech Republic on Wednesday. The Murcian defeated Tomas Macchac, who had to retire in the first game of the third set after being injured at the best point of the week so far.
At 6-7 and 2-1 on the scoreboard, the Roland Garros champion he pulled out an acrobatic backhand volley which he hit after reaching the Czech drop-off.
An amazing action that caused damage to Macacwhich stalled after the change of pace he had to make to try to reach the last ball.
Limping visibly, he managed to finish the second set, losing 6-1. After receiving treatment in the locker room, the Czech returned to the court and tried to continue playing, but it was impossible. After going down to try to volley a passing ball from Alcaraz, he decided to retire.
Alcaraz capped a day that started in style with Roberto Bautista’s win. The man from Castellón showed again that he is a real life insurance in this type of event and gave Spain the first point of the series after defeating Jiri Lehecka 7-6(1), 6-4 in 1 hour and 45 minutes.
Source: La Verdad
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