The number two of world tennis is Spanish Carlos Alcarazimposed this saturday Scores of 6-2 and 7-5 against Frenchman Gregoire Barrere in 1 hour and 43 minutes. In the second round of the Shanghai Masters.

The Spanish player came to the hard-ground midfield of the Qizhong Sports Center amidst the cheers of the Chinese people; There were some names among them. “Come on!” in spanish.

In the early stages of the duel, Alcaraz’s physical performance was too much for Barrere, was needed in the strong serves of the Murcian, who successfully sought the corners to seize the opportunities to get on goal. It took Alcaraz just over a quarter of an hour to take a 3-0 lead.

Alcaraz in the first round saved six balls of the break.

In the second set, Barrere wanted to make it clear that he did not come to Shanghai to sell his skin cheaply, and thanks to the determination noticed by the audience, he took the lead by up to four times and celebrated climbing to the net more and more often.

The progress of the French player, who is ranked 73rd in the world, has been remarkable; Alcaraz had been leading for most of the round, but had drawn 5 games in at the decisive moment. Murcian used caste to dominatefacing victory.