Carlos Alcaraz qualified for the round of 16 at Roland Garros this Friday by beating Canadian Denis Shapovalov 6-1, 6-4 and 6-2 after 2 hours and 10 minutes. The ATP number one grabbed a comfortable win that takes him into the great Frenchman’s second week without suffering a scratch. In the preliminary round, Japan’s Taro Daniel stole a set, but this time the Spaniard was powerful and blocked the pass without hesitation.
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The only knot of the game was found in set number two when he was 4-1 down and had to recalibrate his shots to turn the sleeve. From there the cruising speed increased and further proof that he is the strongest tennis player on the circuit today. Now Alcaraz meets the Italian Lorenzo Musetti, who was ahead of the British Cameron Norrie this Friday (6-1, 6-2 and 6-4). It’s the second time the 20-year-old from El Palmar has broken into the hot squad of the French tournament since progressing to the round of 16 last season, where he lost to Alexander Zverev.
“I feel great, I think I played at a high level throughout the game. In the second set I struggled, I made more mistakes than in the first but I was mentally strong and I knew I would have my chances to come back. I’m very happy with today’s level and I hope to be able to keep it in the next round,” explained the winner, who fell in the only precedent between the two; It was in the Hamburg final in 2022.
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