A week after the Argentine Open final, Carlos Alcaraz and Cameron Norrie had the opportunity to rematch in the Rio Open finals. This time, the British tennis player was able to pay 'debt' and brought back the first title this year.
On the central field, the two players create a quite tight game in Set 1. In Game 8, Alcaraz has up to 3 chances to win the break but do not take advantage of success.
However, the world's No. 2 player has what he needs in the 12 -decision game. He played well in this game and won the first break of the match, thereby ending the set with the 7-5 victory.
Following the excitement, Alcaraz started smoothly in set 2. He won the break right in game 2 and then took 3-0. However, the No. 1 seed does not protect the advantage.
In the rest of the set, Alcaraz lost to break up to 3 times. The world's No. 2 player shows signs of injury in his right leg and has many difficulties in moving. At game 10, he lost to win and accepted to lose 4-6.
Sang set 3 decisions, 2 players have twice exchanging breaks in the first half of the set. At the end, Alcaraz became more and more exhausted. He successfully saved 2 break-point in game 9 to successfully defend the game to serve the ball, but failed in 11 hinge game. Finally, the Spanish tennis player accepted the racket with defeat 5-7.
Win 7-5, 4-6, 7-5, Norrie officially crowned the Rio Open 2023 championship. This is also the fifth ATP title in the career of the British tennis player. Meanwhile, Alcaraz missed the opportunity to level the score with Novak Djokovic on the ATP rankings.
