Spanish Carlos Alcaraz He won this Thursday by mandating Argentina’s Federico Coria. (6-2, 6-1 and 7-5) will qualify for the third round of the US Open where he will face American Jenson Brooksby.
A quarter-finalist in New York City last year, Alcaraz resolved its duel with Coria in two hours and ten minutes, detailing the class and once again receiving applause for the iconic Arthur Ashe piece.
murcian victory number 46 He became the player to win the most games in 2022, drawing with the Greek Stefanos Tsitsipas.
one of four players. they reached the first place in the world ranking in this tournament, depending on your results. Spaniard Rafa Nadal and Norwegian Casper Ruud could also get it, of course, in addition to the current leader of the standings, Russian Daniil Medvedev.
from Rio to New York
When Alcaraz first met Coria, she was 16 years old and ranked 406th in the world. He was in Rio de Janeiro in 2020 and the Argentine would beat him in three sets after winning his first career win on the ‘Tour’ against Spaniard Albert Ramos.
Two and a half years have passed since then, and Alcaraz has had a vertical growth that has led to, only 18 years old to surprise the tennis world with amazing performances.
Alcaraz, who reached the quarterfinals in New York last year, won four tournaments this year, crowned with the Masters 1000 in Miami and Madrid.
He turned 19 on May 5 and is one of the most anticipated actors in New York. The organization placed their first two games on the Murcian favourite, Arthur Ashe.
Arthur Ashe’s idol
He made a show in his victory over Argentinian Sebastián Báez on Tuesday, and this Thursday he was once again the protagonist of dynamic, varied tennis, solid bottom and impeccable in the net’s protection.
His performance, rhythm and enthusiasm on the field gave Coria (1-2) the first timeout with an anecdote. Murcian quickly bounced back and chained nine games in a row, which gave him the first set and the second went downhill (4-0), eventually winning a comfortable 6-1.
alcaraz constantly attacked the network and won fourteen of the fifteen points played in that region, completely canceling Coria, who had reached the second round after beating Dutch Tallon Griekspoor.
Argentine showed character and pride in the third quarter, here he took a break and took Alcaraz to the border. However, he paid the price for his failure on the break balls and lost 4-4 to five on the scoreboard.
It was too heavy for him to continue his Murcian service and, retained his ticket for the third round with a ‘time out’ in the tenth game.
His opponent in the third round, scheduled for this Saturday, will be Jenson Brooksby, who knocked out the defending champion of the Masters 1000 in Cincinnati, Croatian Borna Coric. It will be the first absolute confrontation between the two.