The Murcian got rid of the Barcelonan with great solvency (6-4, 6-1) and displaces Novak Djkokovic from the top of the ranking
Alcaraz only needed one game in Rome, where he did not participate last year. Carlitos is still very strong and aims to conquer the Foro Italico
Carlos Alcaraz made his debut this Saturday at the Masters 1,000 in Rome with victory in the second round of the tournament against his compatriot Albert Ramoswhom he beat in two sets, 6-4 and 6-1, on the day he regained number one on the circuit.
The current champion of the Masters 1,000 in Madrid did not fail. There were no surprises in what was its premiere at the Foro Italico in which, in addition, he recovered the number one on the circuit by adding ten points just for going out to play.
On a gray day that threatened to end the entire day, he emerged with his usual fluorescent green shirt to bring color to the day on a center court where both the players and the referee were Spanish. It was Ramos who, however, started the game strongprevailing from the rest and taking advantage of an erratic start by the Murcian.
But It didn’t take long for Alcaraz to adapt and in making three games in a row, recovering the serve and giving the final blow in the tenth game and putting victory on track. Already in the second sleeve, the 20-year-old unleashed his potential, more established on the Italian clay in which he gave no option to surprise. They went 3-0 with authority and maintained the advantage without problem, showing a level similar to that of Madrid.
The Murcian sentenced his compatriot with another break, the second of the set, in the sixth game to go up 5-1 and certify the ticket with a clean game. Solid victory in less than an hour and a half on the central court with which he enters the third round, in which the winner of the duel between the Czech Jiri Lehecka (39) and the Hungarian Fabian Marozsan (135).