Alcaraz returns to complete his Hamburg debut at 2h.26 ‘

the Spanish tennis player Carlos Alcarazmain favorite, debuted with long-suffering victory this Tuesday in the tournament hamburg and he needed three sets and a ‘tie break’ to finish the German Nicholas Kuhn 3-6, 6-1 and 7-6 (3), in two hours and 26 minutes, and went through the first round of the German tournament played on clay.

The world number 6 did not start the fight on the right foot, exchanging blows with Kuhn, number 259 in the ATP rankings and guest of the tournament, until the German broke Alcaraz’s serve and won the first set.

However, the 19-year-old from Murcia reacted strongly in the second round. He gave up just one game against his 22 -year -old opponent, who will represent Spain until 2021.

Move to the ➡️ round! @carlosalcaraz defeated Nicola Kuhn 3-6 6-1 7-6 to advance to Hamburg! @hamburgopen | #hamburgopen pic.twitter.com/4W4SYbUYQU

– ATP Tour (@atptour) July 19, 2022

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The third and final set was hotly contested despite Kuhn’s injury to his right leg, which didn’t stop the German from fighting back until he brought Alcaraz into the decisive game.

Already in the tiebreaker, the Spanish tennis player put on another equipment to close out the match with more uncertainty than expected. the serbian Filip Krajinovic (43rd) will be his rival in the round of 16 after beating Argentine Sebastián Báez 6-1, 4-6 and 7-6 (6). The Spaniard defeated Krajinovic in their only meeting, in the quarter-finals last year in Umagwhere Carlos released his ATP record.

Passing the round of 16, Alcaraz will try to continue his particular full of victories in the ATP 500 tournaments in 2022, after winning last Rio de Janeiro Y Barcelona.

In addition, with this first victory in Hamburg, Alcaraz added 20 clay victories this year, propelling him to win the Madrid Masters 1,000for only 2 defeats.