Carlos Alcaraz added and continues to compete in Beijing. After his convincing debut against Frenchman Mpetshi Perricard, the Murcian once again showed that the slump he went through on the last US tour, where he had two early losses in Cincinnati and the US Open, is now history.
The second seed He defeated Dutchman Tallon Griekspoor 6-1, 6-2 in just 56 minutes of a rivalry that he led with gusto from the start and in which he showed his best level.
Backed by a powerful serve and a devastating forehand, the Roland Garros and Wimbledon champion He didn’t give any options to Griekspoor, who didn’t stop chaining errors in his attempt to keep up with the pace of the Spanish ball.
Two early breaks allowed him to go up 5-0 on the scoreboardmoment where the Dutchman achieved the game of honor taking advantage of a small break from the Murcian.
The second seemed to start more evenly. Griekspoor comfortably won his serve in the opening game, but it was just a mirage. Alcaraz immediately shifted up a few more gears to outscore his rival in five straight games. that left the game absolutely doomed.
As in the first round, Griekspoor took advantage of a small moment of relaxation from Alcaraz to pad the score a bit and add his second game in the set before bidding farewell to the contest in the next one.
”I am very happy with this information. This is a big number. But I’m looking at 300 wins. I’m glad to beat RafaAlcaraz said with a laugh after the match when he was reminded that he became the second fastest No. 1 to score 200 wins on the circuit.
That’s a real recital This helps her into the quarterfinals, where she will face Russian Karen Khachanov this Monday (10am).who defeated Argentine Francisco Cerúndolo by a tight 7-6(4) and 7-6(9) in a very close match played in the morning.
The balance of the two’s past confrontations clearly favors Alcarazwho have won without dropping a set in the three times they have met (Roland Garros 2022, Hamburg 2022 and Madrid 2023).
Source: La Verdad
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