Spanish carlos alcaraz He couldn’t celebrate his debut as the world’s number 1 tennis player when he lost 7-5, 6-3 to Belgian David Goffin in the Astana tournament. 1 hour 48 minutes.
Goffin as the previous ‘lucky loser’ in the final draw and number 66 on the ATP list, he knew how to withstand the pressure and impose his tennis Before Murcia’s erratic game.
Things started well in the first set for Alcaraz, who broke Goffin’s serve in the third game (2-1), then lost his own position and leveled the match. In game six, Alcaraz again lost his turn to serve and began ‘rowing’ in game ninth until they were tied at 5 with Goffin’s service break.
When everything seems alright Number 1 clearly lost his serve in game 12 and 7-5 in the first set.
In the second set, Alcaraz made life difficult once again by losing his serve in the second game. The third had three timeout points, but Goffin made it 3-0.
With this advantage, the Belgian managed to keep his nerves and wait for the mistakes of the Spaniard, who lost another service in the sixth match (5-1).
Alcaraz did not throw in the towel and fought to the end; In the next match, he broke Goffin’s serve (5-2), but the Belgian did not miss the opportunity and won 6-3.
Alcaraz’s first defense as No.1 in the world Not as good as the Spanish player would like.