Carlos Alcaraz has just started perfectly in the clay season. Last week, the Spanish tennis player defeated Lorenzo Musetti to win the championship Monte Carlo Masters. This is also the 6th Masters 1000 title in his career.
This week, Alcaraz returned home to attend Barcelona Open. Here, he was ranked No. 1 seed. According to the draw results, the first opponent of the defending champion Monte Carlo Masters was Ethan Quinn (126 ATP class).
Enter set 1, the drama comes right in the first 2 games. Accordingly, each player faces 3 break-point and has successfully neutralized. However, Alcaraz later showed a superior bravery.
In the game 3 and 5 respectively, the No. 1 seed has won 2 consecutive breaks. In the rest of the set, the Spanish player kept the advantage and did not lose any serve. He won the gap with a score of 6-2.
Set 2, the drama was pushed to the climax. In the first 5 games, the two players have twice exchanging breaks. At game 12, they drew 6-6 and had to enter the tie-break series of brain weight. Here, Alcaraz won with a score of 8-6.
In the end, Alcaraz won 6-2 7-6 (6) against Ethan Quinn and officially won tickets to the second round of Barcelona Open. His next opponent is Laslo Djere – Grade 80 ATP.
