The world number two, Carlos Alcaraz, made his debut at the Australian Open with a convincing three-set victory against the French veteran Richard Gasquet (131st in the ATP ranking), 7-6 (7/5), 6-1 and 6 -2 .
The resistance of Gasquet, once one of the great promises of French tennis, lasted an hour and 13 minutes, the time it took the 20-year-old Spaniard to score the first set in a tie-break.
After losing the first round, the Frenchman gave in and offered little resistance to an Alcaraz who gave a good level despite it being his first official match of the season.
The Murcian tennis player, who is seeking his first title in Australia in Melbourne, which would be his third Grand Slam after the US Open in 2022 and Wimbledon in 2023, took almost the same time to close the match as the first set lasted .
In the round of 16 Alcaraz will face the Indian Sumit Nagal, who beat the Kazakh Alexander Bublik (N.31) 6-4, 6-2 and 7-6 (7/5).
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Source: Clarin
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