At Wimbledon, Carlos Alcaraz is the reigning champion when crowned in both the last 2 seasons. On the eve of the tournament this year, he is also in extremely high form with a series of 18 consecutive victories and titles at Roland Garros and Queen's Club. However, no one expected, the world's No. 2 player had a difficult match against the old Fabio Fognini.
This match, Alcaraz did not feel the best in the first match. He still completed the task when he won 7-5 in the first set, then continued to lead 4-2 in the first half of set 2. However, after this time, the Spanish tennis player lost focus.
Alcaraz has a very bad serve game and loses disastrous breaks. The two players then had to pull together in a series of brain tie-breaks. Here, the defending champion continued to make many mistakes and lost with a score of 5-7.
The tension continued to take place in 2 sets later, when each player won 1 set and had to solve the winning and losing in the 5 decisions. At this time, Fognini no longer maintains his physical strength and performance as before. The Italian tennis player only protects a single serve game, thereby accepting the racket with a 1-6 defeat.
In the end, Alcaraz defeated Fognini after 5 sets with a score of 7-5, 6-7 (5), 7-5, 2-6, 6-1. His opponent in the second round is the host Oliver Tarvet. Earlier, the 21-year-old player defeated Leandro Riedi with a score of 6-4, 6-4, 6-4 on the launch of Grand Slam.
Alcaraz shared after the victory over Fognini: “I am gradually growing up and know how to handle different situations. I always say that the champion is the one who always knows how to overcome difficult moments. I really want myself to be on that list – a champion who always knows how to win.
I have played many difficult matches in the past year, especially in this tournament. Today, too, when Fabio played great tennis. I am really proud to overcome such difficult moments. ”
