Back after the injury, Carlos Alcaraz is showing impressive performance. Last week, the world's No. 2 player has just won the championship at Argentina Open. In the final, he won quite easily after 2 sets against Cameron Norrie.
This week, Alcaraz is present in Brazil to attend Rio Open. This is the tournament in the ATP 500 category on the ground. Here, Alcaraz is ranked No. 1.
During the opening match, Alcaraz had the face of the host player Mateus Alves. Entering Set 1, the Spanish tennis player suddenly lost to the white game. However, he also immediately reclaimed the break in the following game, thereby bringing the set to the balance.
Near the end of the set, Alcaraz played excellently to win the break for the second time in game 7. He preserved the advantage to end Set 1 with a 6-4 victory.
Sang Set 2, Alcaraz won the break first in game 5 and then let Mateus Alves break the game 6. Just like Set 1, the No. 1 seed corrected very fast when winning the next break in game 7. This is also the longest game when the host player faces 5 breaks.
In the end, Alcaraz won 6-4, 6-4 and officially participated in the second round of Rio Open. He will compete for the quarterfinal tickets with Fabio Fognini. In the opening match, the Italian tennis player surpassed Tomas Barrios Vera with a score of 6-2, 6-3.
