After recovering from a serious right wrist injury, Spain’s tennis wunderkind handled Russian Roman Safiullin (ATP-99) in the first round with a score of 6:4, 6:4, 6:4.
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Although “Carlitos'” serves have not yet reached maximum speeds, the young player’s shots from the right became very threatening during the match, and after a few games, a broad smile appeared on the tennis player’s face.
“The past few months have been very difficult, so stepping back onto the central Arthur Ashe court is simply amazing. I just couldn’t think of a better comeback tournament than the US Open. I’m trying to enjoy every moment. I missed the crowd, that energy, I missed the duels, so I am incredibly happy to be back,” said the Spaniard.
In the “Grand Slam” tournament, this was C. Alcaraz’s 15th consecutive victory. By the way, this streak began last year in New York, where he became champion for the second time. A few months later, he triumphed in Melbourne, but then missed the Roland Garros and Wimbledon tournaments.
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The 23-year-old tennis player from Murcia aims to become the first since Roger Federer to successfully defend the US Open trophy. The Swiss maestro won here five times in a row – from 2004 to 2008.
In the second round of the US Open, C. Alcaraz’s opponent will be Portuguese Jaime Faria (ATP-72).
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