Carlos Alcarazwho will face Dutchman Tallon Griekspoor in the second round of the Wimbledon tournament, has balanced five wins in six games played in five setsshowing that, despite his youth, he was ready to win tough and intense Grand Slam battles.
The Murcian tennis player, 19 years old and seventh player in the world, defeated German Jan-Lennard Struff, 32 years old and ranked 155th in the ATP, in his third “major” debut of the season, and he made it by coming back as he won 4-6, 7-5, 4-6, 7-6 (3) and 6-4 after 4 hours and 7 minutes of the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club grass battle.
At his premiere at Wimbledon in 2021 he did something similar then against the Japanese Yasutaka Uchiyama, whom he defeated 6-3, 6-7 (4), 6-2, 3-6 and 6-3.
At the United States Open that same year, he surpassed the third and fourth rounds in matches that were also pushed to the limit against Greek Stefanos Tsitsipas (6-3, 4-6, 7-6 (2), 0-6 and 7 -6 (5)) and against German Peter Gojowczyk (5-7, 6-1, 5-7, 6-2 and 6-0).
The player from El Palmar’s only defeat in five sets came in the third round of the Australian Open, last January, when he fell against Italian Matteo Berrettini 2-6, 6-7 (3), 6-4, 6-2 and 6-7 (5).
He later beat Albert Ramos in all five races needed in the second round of Roland Garros (6-1, 6-7 (7), 5-7, 7-6 (2) and 6-4) in another match where he had to return.
Alcaraz, who in 2022 has a record of 33 wins and 4 losses and has won Masters 1,000 titles in Miami and Madrid and the ATP 500 in Rio de Janeiro and Barcelona, he won 15 of the 21 fights he played in the Grand Slam final draws and in his six appearances in top -category tournaments he has passed at least one round, a streak that remains open after his victory over Struff.
In the official against the grass he got two wins and lost in the second round of Wimbledon in 2021 at the hands of Russian Daniil Medvedevcurrently number 1 in the world, by 4-6, 1-6 and 2-6.
So far, he has achieved what was done then in London and his goal is to continue to progress, which will have to overcome Griekspoor, 25 years old and number 53 on the circuit, who on his debut eliminated Italian Fabio Fognini35 and rank 63, by 5-7, 7-5, 6-3 and 6-4.
The clash will take place this Wednesday at an unspecified time and This will be the third duel of the two. The first two took place in the previous stages of the minor tournaments.
At the ATP 250 in Montpellier, in February last year, the Spaniard fell to 6-4, 3-6 and 1-6, and a few months later he removed the thorn by winning the “qualy” of the ATP 250 in Estoril by a resounding 6-1 and 6-3.
Source: La Verdad
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