Garin meets at his Rome premiere, but Alcaraz doesn’t make it to the date

Christian Garin (39th ATP) is already in the second round of the Rome Masters 1000, after beating local guest Francesco Passaro (366th) 6-3, 6-2. in a match that in any case presented certain difficulties for the Chilean tennis player, who over the course of the match knew how to impose the difference in the classification and in the game.

The duel was scheduled on center court at Foro Italico, where a good crowd backed his credit, knowing he had little to lose and was playing loose at times. However, he also committed many unforced errors and his lack of experience caused him to fail at key moments.

The first set started well for Gago, who in the third game managed to break his opponent’s serve. However, he in turn was not going to serve well and the European recovered the Pause. Then another exchange of pauses ensued. None of them managed to impose themselves on the field, but it was the national racket that succeeded in putting an end to this dynamic and was able to complete the first quarter.

Round two felt a bit more like a top 50 for Pepe Vendrell’s student. Although he started 0-2, he didn’t despair and managed to recover and win six games in a row. From then on, it was only a matter of time for him to impose his hierarchy and print his lead in the second round of Italian competition, one of the last seasons before Roland Garros.

His next was going to be the Spaniard Carlos Alcaraz (9th), who won the title of the Masters 1000 in Madrid, where He had already beaten Rafael Nadal (4th) and Novak Djokovic (1st) on consecutive days . After beating the German Alexander Zverev (3rd) in the final, he decided to forfeit, Garin will therefore have to face a lucky loser.