BARCELONA.- The Spanish Carlos Alcaraz This Tuesday he qualified for the second round of the tournament Barcelona ATP 500 defeating the Finn without too many problems Otto Virtanenfrom the previous phase, 6-4, 6-2.
The world number two only had some trouble in the first set, in which Virtanen had several breaking points.
Alcaraz even had to be treated by the physiotherapist due to discomfort in his right wrist, although the Spaniard seemed calm after the match.
“We are going to try to see it in the best possible way with my team to see what there is. I hope it is nothing,” he said.
“I’ve already felt this feeling from time to time and it hasn’t gotten worse. It’s never ended in anything serious,” he said, although he admitted that in the second set “I tried to take care of my forehand a little more.”
The Murcian broke his rival’s serve at the right moment, at 5-4, to take the first set, despite the fact that Virtanen had led 40-15 in that last game.
In the second set, the two players exchanged breaks before Alcaraz broke his opponent’s serve again to lead 4-1.
The Spaniard broke Virtanen’s serve for the last time at 5-2 to end up winning and moving on to the next phase.
Next rival
Alcaraz will face the Czech in the second round Tomas Machac (47th), the only player who took a set from Jannik Sinner last week in the Monte Carlo Masters 1000in the round of 16.
“Maybe this week is the one where I should rest, but in the end Barcelona has always been a super special place since I was little and every time I can, if my body allows it, I’m going to try to come,” Alcaraz said after the match.
The Murcian tennis player arrived in the Catalan capital after losing the Monte Carlo final against Sinner on Sunday and, after this tournament, he will go to the Madrid Masters 1000which starts next week.
Before this meeting, the Italian Lorenzo Musetti He had also gone to the second round after beating the Spanish Martin Landaluce by 7-5, 6-2.
Among the Argentine navy, Camilo Ugo Carabelli surprised the Russian Karen Khachanov (6-3, 6-4) and will be measured in the round of 16 against the Spanish Rafael Jodar. He had worse luck Sebastian Baezeliminated by the Czech Machac (2-6, 6-4, 6-1).
