Carlos Alcaraz defeated Jeffrey John Wolf by a margin within the early Roland Garrostop-of-the-line tennis tournaments you’ve gotten stay protection of all courts by ESPN on Star+. The Spaniard, regardless of not having performed a tennis match, was not nervous when dealing with the American quantity 107 on the planet who skipped the Grand Slam qualifier.
Number 3 on the planet, Alcaraz was capable of dominate his opponent and win the match direct units with parts of 6/1, 6/2 and 6/1 lower than two hours. Winning ATP No. 1 of the previous opened this system at Philippe-Chatrier, the most important architectural court docket in Paris.
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Carlitos he’s competing in his fourth French Open regardless of being solely 21 years outdated. Alcaraz’s finest consequence at Roland Garros was final 12 months, when he reached the semifinals towards reigning champion Novak Djokovic. In 2022 he reached the quarterfinals and in 2021, in his debut, he stopped within the third spherical. Alcaraz already has two Grand Slam titles beneath his belt: the 2022 US Open and the 2023 Wimbledon.
The former no 1 on the planet doesn’t arrive properly ready in Paris attributable to accidents which have hampered him in current months. On clay, Alcaraz solely competed on the Masters 1000 in Madrid, the place he was eradicated within the quarterfinals by Andrey Rublev. In Monte Carlo, Barcelona and Rome, the Spaniard ended up not competing due to this bodily put on and tear.
With Wolf’s victory within the first spherical, Alcaraz now faces the winner between Britain’s Jack Draper and Dutchman Jesper De Jong within the 2nd spherical. The match is scheduled for Wednesday (29) and shall be broadcast on ESPN Star+.