Today is Friday. Carlos Alcaraz and Paula Badosa debut at the China Opena landmark tournament this week, both on the men’s and women’s circuits.
Both start as favorites in their respective rivalries. The Murcian player will face Frenchman Giovanni Mpetschi Perricard in the first round matchone of the promises of French tennis, with a strong physical presence, 21 years old and world number 51, but has lost four of his last five matches.
For her part, the Catalan will face Bulgarian Viktoriya Tomova, 29 years old and world number 51, whom he defeated in the only previous meeting between the two, in 2021 at the Belgrade tournament (6-1, 6-2).
Chance has it, and that is why we are talking about a double date, that Alcaraz and Badosa play at the same time. The organization has scheduled its matches in the third shift, Alcaraz on the Lotus track and Badosa on the Moon, to The start of their matches is scheduled at approximately 9 am Spanish peninsular time.
Alcaraz has to be careful not to be surprised in this first match of the Asian touras happened this Thursday with Jannik Sinner, who had to come back to win against the Chilean Nicolás Jarry 4-6, 6-3, 6-1 in a duel that started very coldly, a factor that his rival took advantage of to surprise. him in the first set.
After losing to Mpetschi Perricard in the second round, Alcaraz will face Dutch Tallon Griekspoor or Serbian Miomir Kecmanovic in the second round. For the quarterfinals, the Russian Karen Khachanov or the Argentine Fran Cerúndolo. In the semifinals he will meet Daniil Medvedev, if he overcomes the first obstacle of Gael Monfils.
Source: La Verdad
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