TORINO (ITALPRESS) – The route of Carlos Alcaraz begins in the Atp Finals in Turin. The Spanish, in fact, in the game that inaugurated the group “Jimmy Connors” and the unique tournament, set in two sets the Australian Alex De Minaur for 7-6(5) 6-2 in an hour and 42 minutes of play.
The first part was substantially balanced, with De Minaur defending himself from a possible double break, then finding the tie and prolonging the dispute to tiebreak; here, Alcaraz found himself under the 3-5, turning everything with four consecutive points. In fact without history, instead, the second set, in which the Spanish quickly took place on the 4-1, resisting also the attempt to halve the disadvantage of the opponent, to which he canceled a break ball in the sixth game.
“It is a pleasure to play in Turin, lotto for the trophy and also for the first place on the ranking. I’m happy about how I played today, focusing on my goals against one like Alex, hard to deal with,” said number two of the world ranking after the match. “In the first set I couldn’t double break, since then it was all harder. Until 3-5 in the tiebreak he played better, I tried to stay focused and I’m glad I recovered. In the second set there was no more this nervousness, I am pleased to have closed in two sets”, he added.
In the evening, not before 20:30, appointment with the first match of the group “Bjorn Borg” between Alexander Zverev and Ben Shelton.
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