2022 The year in which Carlos Alcaraz proclaimed the revolution
The Spanish
Carlos Alcaraz
, current number two in the world, defeated Serbian
Laslo Djere
(57) 6-2, 4-6, 6-2 in the round of 16 of the
Argentina Open
, in the Murcian's first match of the season after spend 107 days in the dry dock.
With the central court
Guillermo Vilas of the Buenos Aires Lawn Tennis
full, Alcaraz had to appeal to his best tennis before an Argentine public that cheered for him during the two hours and one minute that the match lasted.
After 107 days of his last official presentation in the quarterfinals of the
Masters 1000 in Paris
, the 19-year-old tennis player and former world number one had ups and downs on the clay of the emblematic Buenos Aires court.
With six titles in his personal harvest (2021 in Umag and 2022 in Rio de Janeiro, Masters 1000 in Miami, Barcelona, Masters 1000 in Madrid and US Open), Alcaraz arrived in Buenos Aires with the aim of conquering the Argentine contest and recovering the good feelings of 2022.
In the first round, Alcaraz deployed all his blows and claimed victory in 30 minutes by a comfortable 6-2.
With Djere's muscular discomfort, the match seemed to have a quick end, but the man born in
Senta
recovered and, against an erratic number two in the world, won the second set by a tight 6-4.
In the third round, and in a constant dispute throughout the match with the main judge, the Ecuadorian
Jimmy Pinoargote
, the Spaniard recovered the ease of his blows and ended up prevailing by a final 6-2.
Carlos Alcaraz's rival in the quarterfinals will be the Serbian
Dusan Lajovic
(90), who prevailed against local
Camilo Ugo Carabelli
(127) 6-3, 6-1 in one hour and 41 minutes on the hot day in Buenos Aires.
of game.
In the evening, meanwhile, the Argentine
Tomás Etcheverry
(82) defeated the Spanish
Roberto Carballes Baena
(76) 4-6, 6-1 and 6-2 in a duel that lasted two hours and 33 minutes.
Etcheverry in the quarterfinals will face the British
Cameron Norrie
(12), the second seed of the tournament who, in a marathon three-hour match, beat the local
Facundo Díaz Acosta
(191) 4-6, 7-5 and 7-6(6).
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