After withdrawing from Madrid Open due to injury, Carlos Alcaraz is now available in Italy to attend Rome Masters. This can be considered as the last step of running the players for the French expansion – the second Grand Slam of the year.
In Rome, Alcaraz is ranked No. 3 seeds and does not have to compete in the first round. In the second round, his opponent Dusan Lajovic – ranked 131 in the world. There was no surprise that happened when Alcaraz had a relatively easy victory.
Entering Set 1, Alcaraz has shown superior strength. He successfully broke both of Lajovic's first gaming games and took the lead 5-0. At the end of the set, Lajovic reclaimed a break in game 8, but that was not enough. Alcaraz won the third break in game 9 decided and closed set 1 with a 6-3 victory.
Sang Set 2, Lajovic still cannot improve the gameplay, while Alcaraz is too strong. The world's No. 3 player continues to maintain pressure, soon win the break and keep the advantage until the end of the set. He continued to win these 6-3 sets.
In the end, Alcaraz surpassed Lajovic with a score of 6-3, 6-3 and was officially present in the third round of men's men's Masters this year. He will confront the winner in the match between Alex Michelsen and Laslo Djere to compete in the fourth round.
