Not without difficulty, the double holder of the Spanish title finally got the better of the German Jan-Lennard Struff this Friday, in the third round. Place Sunday at the head of 14 Andrey Rublev.
Balled in the first round by Fabio Fognini (victory in five sets) The double title holder also suffered against the German Jan-Lennard Struff this Friday, in the third round, but he finally had the last word to win in four sleeves (6-1, 3-6, 6-3, 6-4). Sometimes in difficulty in its return games, the world number two welcomed the quality of its service. After giving in the deuside set, the 22-year-old Murcian reacted quickly to win the next two sets, but was put in difficulty in the last round, before Struff cracks under pressure at 4-4. Roland-Garros’ winner signs a 21st consecutive victory on the circuit: “I did not play my best tennis during the 21 games I won. But I think I stayed very, very quiet in difficult times during these 21 matches that I won in a row. I have been playing a very good tennis lately. I’m very confident at the moment. “
In the round of 16, Alcaraz will be opposed to Russian Andrey Rublev. A first big test. “He is a very powerful player. I think he plays very well on lawn because he still likes to be aggressive. When he finds his forehand, he likes to move his opponent from one side to the other. We are very similar in the sense that we always like to find our forehand and always try to be aggressive. I think it will be a very big challenge. I am ready to raise it. ” For the time being, the Spaniard leads 2 to 1 in his confrontations with the Russian.
