Pedro Martínez meets Rublev in the second round
MADRID, 26 May. (EUROPA PRESS) –
This Sunday, the Spanish tennis player Carlos Alcaraz made a placid debut at Roland Garros, the second ‘Grand Slam’ of the season, and defeated the American JJ Wolf (6-1, 6-2, 6-1) in the first round. A result that fills him with confidence after three weeks away from the slopes due to an injury to his right forearm.
The Murcian, number three in the world and who has the 2023 semifinals as his ceiling on the Parisian clay, showed no signs of discomfort in his forearm and did not suffer excessively in his first match at the Philippe-Chatrier, despite the setback that it caused the ‘break’ with which the North American surprised him in the first game of the match.
Far from collapsing, the one from El Palmar, very comfortable both from the back of the court and when going up to the net, responded with another break and linked six consecutive wins to close the set in his favor. The count rose to eight in a row at the start of the second set, which began with a break.
A new game won from the rest allowed him to make it 4-1 in the set, and, on his second opportunity, he also won the second set, ready to sweep the third. He started it with solvency, with a 3-0 that the American interrupted with his second ‘break’ of the match, but nothing stopped the third-ranked racket in the world.
He broke again for 4-1 and, in his next game to the rest, he took advantage of his second match point to end the contest after one hour and 51 minutes of participation. Now, he awaits the winner of the duel between the British Jack Draper and the Dutch Jesper De Jong.
For his part, the Valencian Pedro Martínez also advanced to the round by beating the Argentine Thiago Agustín Tirante in a tough five-set match (5-7, 6-4, 3-6, 6-4, 6-3). The one from Alzira, number 49 in the world, neutralized the first set won by the South American tennis player and came back again after his opponent also won the third set.
With a break in each of the last two rounds, Martínez guaranteed himself the victory, which places him in the second round against the number six in the ATP ranking, the Russian Andrey Rublev, who also beat the Japanese Taro Daniel this Sunday (6-2 , 6-7(3), 6-3, 7-5).
2024-05-26 14:41:25
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