The world number 2 established himself in Buenos Aires Lawn Tennis by defeating British Cameron Norrie in the final 6-3, 7-5. The public, as throughout the tournament, gave the Murcian a standing ovation and celebrated the title as their own.
From 3:00 pm, one hour before the start of the match, the Central Court Guillermo Vilas looks full of public. If the capacity is full throughout the week, Sunday afternoon exceeded all expectations and Carlos Alcaraz, number 2 in the world, delighted the spectators with a high level of tennis to conquer the Argentina Open. In this way, at the age of 19, he became the youngest tennis player to do so.
White short-sleeved shirts, shorts and caps adorn the stands of the main stadium of Buenos Aires Lawn Tennis. It was that after two days of cold, the sun shone again and opened the orange color of the brick dust almost as much as the Murcian did with his strong forehand and points that earned him the applause of the entire public.
As was the case on all the nights in which it appeared, Supporters picked the young prodigy as favorite in the final against Cameron Norrie. “Come on, Chicken”was heard from the stands during moments of the match that Alcaraz controlled until midway through the second set, when the British, occupying the 12th position in the ranking, leveled it, although in the end the result was in favor to the Spanish 7-5.
But the praise and applause on this occasion is not only for the man born in El Palmar, because Norrie also earned chants for her for the first time since the competition began. and despite the fact that he was somewhat disappointed in his two games against the Argentines -he lost to Facundo Díaz Acosta in the round of 16 and Tomás Etcheverry in the quarterfinals-, when he leads to hissing and disapproving cries.
“Olé, olé, olé, olé, Norrie, Norrie”is the recognition for the man born in South Africa who has a special love for Argentina. “I love Buenos Aires”he said in the press conference after his victory in the quarterfinals. This feeling is due, in part, to that fact his coach, Facundo Lugones, and his physiotherapist, Julián Romero, are Argentine. Such is his relationship with the country that he has a puma tattoo on his body as a tribute to the Argentine men’s rugby team.
After an hour and 33 minutes of play, Alcaraz sealed his victory and first assignment in Argentina that ended with a final shout of applause and thanks for choosing the country again to play after almost four months of inactivity.. “Olé, olé, olé, olé, Carlos, Carlos”were the last words of the supporters for the Murcian, who before leaving the main stadium of Lawn Tennis, said: “I felt at home”.
Source: Tycsports
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