spanish tennis player Carlos Alcaraz His journey at the Australian Open, the first ‘Grand Slam’ of the season, begins this Tuesday with his first duel against the French veteran. Richard Gasquetwhat will happen to it First official match of the new season.
The 20-year-old player from Murcia starts a hopeful year in Melbourne in 2024. Paris Olympic GamesHe hopes to maintain or improve the level with which he won the crown against the Serb on the Wimbledon lawns in 2023 Novak Djokovic In addition to his second ‘wonder’ after the 2022 US Open, he won five more titles and reached the semifinals at Roland Garros and New York.
He will now look to repeat those performances at Melbourne Park. He was absent last year due to injuryThis allows him not to defend too many points and opt to regain the world number one position, and in his previous two participations he failed to go very far, with defeat in the third round against Italian Matteo Berretini in 2022 and second front behind Swede Mikael Ymer in 2021.
However, Alcaraz is designated as follows: One of the favorites of those trying to dethrone Djokovic, the defending champion, who has won this ‘Grand Slam’ eight times and once again presents himself as the challenger to beat. To this end, the player from El Palmar did not play any official matches as he lost to Belgrade in the semi-finals of the ATP Finals held in Turin (Italy).