ATP Rotterdam, Carlos Alcaraz suffers but goes to second round

ATP Rotterdam, Carlos Alcaraz suffers but goes to the second round

In the first round of the Rotterdam ATP, Spain’s Carlos Alcaraz, world number 3 and the tournament’s first favorite, beat with a score of 7-6 3-6 6-1 the Dutch Botic Van De Zandschulp, number 84 ef entered the draw with a wild-card.

The Murcian has to save a break point already in the first game of the match, then loses his serve on’1-1, recovers it but loses it again on 2-2, the home favorite serves for the set on 5-4 but loses the serve and shortly after also the tie-break, in which Alcaraz flies from 0-1 to 5-1 and then closes it for 7-3.

A break point saved by Van De Zandschulp in the first game of the second set, two by Alcaraz in the second, another by the ’Dutchman in the fifth but Alcaraz loses serve in the sixth game and this time the “tulip” up to take the match to the third set, which però has no history becauseé Carlitos goes immediately to 3-0 and closes a very painful match after more than two and a half hours of play.

In the second round Alcaraz will play against the winner between Andrea Vavassori and Canadian Felix Auger Aliassime.