Alcaraz offers up a set, however advances to the third spherical at Roland Garros

Paris. Regardless of a second of leisure that induced him to lose the third set, the Spanish Carlos Alcaraz certified for the third spherical at Roland Garros this Wednesday after successful 6-3, 6-4, 2-6 and 6-2 in opposition to the Dutchman Jesper De Jong .

The ATP quantity 3, who returned to play with a particular bandage on his proper forearm to forestall the discomfort that induced him to be out for a lot of the European tour on clay, needed to battle greater than anticipated in opposition to a participant who He’s 176th within the ATP rating and entered the principle draw from the qualification rounds.

“All gamers may cause you issues,” mentioned Alcaraz in his courtside dialog with former Spanish tennis participant Álex Corretja.

“You must be centered in every spherical and all the time play your finest tennis. It does not matter what rating your opponent is in. Jesper has the flexibility and degree to enter the High 100,” he estimated.

Within the first spherical, on Sunday, Alcaraz had a extra convincing and convincing victory than this Wednesday. Then it was in opposition to the American Jeffrey John JJ Wolf’ (107th), in a match the place they solely gave up 4 video games in your complete match.

This time he returned to play on the Central court docket, the place final 12 months he misplaced within the semifinals in opposition to Novak Djokovic, and the match additionally appeared headed in direction of a brand new comfy victory for the 21-year-old younger man from Murcia, who received the primary two units 6-3 and 6-4.

However the third had a drop within the efficiency of the present Wimbledon champion, who noticed his rival develop and, with two breaks of serve, took the third set by a stunning 6-2.

The start of the fourth set went loopy for a second, with 4 breaks adopted, however from that 2-2, the Spaniard determined to place out any outbreak of fireplace and rediscovered the forcefulness of his tennis to chain 4 video games in a row and depart the match sentenced 6-2, after 3 hours and 9 minutes on the court docket Philippe Chatrier, the place it was performed with the roof lined by rain.