Carlos Alcaraz takes chances in the first set, then puts on the arrow and runs away

Carlos Alcaraz’s path to the Australian Open continues, with a small moment of anxiety. The Spaniard overcame Yannik Hanfmann in three sets (7-6, 6-3, 6-2 the match’s partials), thus gaining a pass to the third round in Melbourne. It was a decidedly brilliant victory for the world number one who, in fact, only had to work hard in the first set, which he won on tie-break (7-4). A set that lasted the beauty of 78′. Then, with great confidence, Carlos Alcaraz dominated against the German, who had to raise the white flag.

Fabrizio Ponciroli

After the’convincing debut against Adam Walton, Carlos Alcaraz repeated himself in the second match at the Australian Open. Another victory without conceding a single set, certifying the great determination of the Spaniard who wants, at all costs, to go all the way in Melbourne, so as to win the only Slam that he still lacks in his trophy cabinet and confirm his status as world number one. In the third round, Carlos Alcaraz will face Corentin Moutet (32) who benefited from the withdrawal of the’American Michael Zheng.

At the end of the challenge, Carlos Alcaraz signed the camera with a dedication to Spain still shaken by the’train accident in Andalusia.In the post-match, Carlos Alcaraz pointed out why, in the first set, he had several difficulties against Yannik Hanfmann: “At the’beginning I didn&#8217t feel the ball well because I was getting back very strong balls“, his comment. The difficulties he had in the first set could be of help to the Spaniard for future challenges with higher level players.

In the women&#8217s court, on the other hand, to be recorded the beautiful victory of Aryna Sabalenka who easily got rid of China&#8217s Bai Zhuoxuan: 6-3, 6-1 the partials in a match that lasted just over an hour. All was also easy for Coco Gouff, who did not concede a single chance to Olga Danilovic (6-2, 6-2).

Also good was Daniil Medvedev who beat, in a comeback, Frenchman Quentin Halys in four sets: 6-7 (11-4), 6-3. 6-4, 6-2 the partials of the match in which the Russian, after a difficult first set, changed pace, playing at a very high level.. Also ahead was Andry Rublev who got the better of the challenge with Jaime Faria (6-4 6-3, 4-6, 7-5).