Carlos Alcaraz beat Jeffrey John Wolf by a margin in the beginning Roland Garrosone of many essential tennis tournaments that All of the courts are broadcast reside by ESPN on Star+. The Spaniard was not afraid, even with out placing on a tennis present, in opposition to the American quantity 107 on this planet who skipped the Grand Slam qualifier.
Quantity 3 on this planet, Alcaraz managed to dominate his opponent and gained the match i straight units with sections of 6/1, 6/2 and 6/1 in lower than two hours. The victory of the previous ATP No. 1 the schedule at Philippe-Chatrier, the principle court docket of the complicated in Paris.
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Carlitos competing in his 4th version of the French Open although he’s solely 21 years outdated. Alcaraz’s greatest outcome at Roland Garros was final yr, when he stopped within the semi-finals in opposition to champion Novak Djokovic. In 2022 he reached the quarterfinals and in 2021, initially, he stopped within the third spherical. Alcaraz already has two Grand Slam titles beneath his belt: the 2022 US Open and 2023 Wimbledon.
The previous world no 1 doesn’t come to Paris very properly ready because of quite a few accidents which have plagued him in current months. On clay, Alcaraz solely competed within the Masters 1000 in Madrid, the place he was eradicated within the quarterfinals by Andrey Rublev. In each Monte Carlo, Barcelona and Rome, the Spaniard didn’t compete because of this bodily put on and tear.
With the win over Wolf within the 1st spherical, Alcaraz now faces the winner of Britain’s Jack Draper and the Dutchman Jesper De Jong within the second spherical. The sport is scheduled for Wednesday (29) and is broadcast on ESPN on Star+.