The number 2 ranked Spanish tennis player made his ATP debut in Buenos Aires on Wednesday night with a victory over Serbian Laslo Djere.
The expectation was there from the beginning of the day and, as the hours passed, the name of Carlos Alcaraz was heard more among the supporters who came to Buenos Aires Lawn Tennis to see the debut of the world number 2 in his return to the court after almost four months of inactivity due to injury.
As expected, the public welcomed the 19-year-old with applause that even drowned out the sound of the stadium. Always with a smile on his face, as he was seen walking around the venue since the start of the competition, the man born in El Palmar responded to a greeting in the stands, where no one else enters to such an extent that pedestrians without a calendar can doubt whether the Spanish premiere is really on Wednesday night.
Cell phones in the hands of the public to record each of Alcaraz’s serves were constant throughout the match and, on several occasions, were preceded by unanimous cheers as it nevertheless meant his return to activity after stomach injury. the Spaniard clarified the reason why he came second in the ranking.
“I don’t know how the public will receive me, although I hope they make a song with my name on it”, Alcaraz joked after arriving in Argentina. Knowing what he said or not, before the start of the second set, all of Lawn Tennis sang for him to the rhythm of “Olé, olé, olé, olé, Carlos, Carlos”.
beyond that Laslo Djere leveled the match by winning the second set after Alcaraz made some unforced errors, the Spaniard got the crowd out of their seats with touches and interventions that matched the expectations of those who paid tickets to see him.
With resounding superiority in the final set, the 19-year-old was able to complete his first victory of the year, 6-2, 4-6, 6-2. After midnight, the sky appears over the City of Buenos Aires without any stars, as if they had all decided to leave that place exclusively to the Spaniards, who rose to prominence for others and kicked everyone out of Lawn Tennis unaware of the presence of clouds that did not even manage to darken the night with Alcaraz himself holding the lighting.
Photo: Argentina Open.
Source: Tycsports
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