Carlos Alcaraz is preparing to start the second part of its season with its participation in the ATP 250 of Buenos Aires, a foray onto clay before returning to the hard court with the Masters 1,000 of Indian Wells y Miami, at the start of the first American season. The tennis player from El Palmar arrives in Buenos Aires at number 2 in the world and with the quarterfinals of the Open Australia as baggage of the season. In Melbourne he surpassed Sonego y Kecmanovic as best triumphs and gave way to Alexander Zverev.
In a way, this tournament is a parenthesis in which Alcaraz will not start as one of the favorites, but as the great and unanimous favorite. Last year he took the title, beating Cameron in the final Norrie and this is the first seed of a date in which he is again Norrie as number 2, the Chilean Jarry as third favorite, while Francisco Cerundolothe fourth, already lost in the first round.
Carlos debuts in the second of this tournament with a team of 30 players. His rival will be the local Camilo Ugo Carabelli. He is 24 years old, is number 134 in the ATP and usually develops his career on the circuit challenger. But it comes at a good time: he has just won the Brazilian event in the Piracicababeating Federico in the final Coriaand at the Buenos Aires Country Club he has passed the preliminary phase, beating Jaume Differences and the Bolivian Ugo Dellinand in the first round to the Peruvian Rods by 7-6 and 6-4. That is, it takes ocho consecutive victories.
At the moment, the worlds of Alcaraz and Carabelli are different, so they have never faced each other until now. In theory the Spaniard is the big favorite, but all the games have to be played…