The express adaptation of Carlos Alcaraz on grass ends with a high note. The Murcian, on his return to a habitat practically unknown to him, is already among the eight best in the prestigious Queen’s Open 500.
After suffering a great deal in his premiere with the Frenchman Arthur Rinderknech, Carlitos has passed this Thursday over Jiri Lehecka, by 6-2 and 6-3, in 1 hour and 25 minutes.
Alcaraz showed from the beginning that he was willing to sign his best result on grass. He broke his rival’s serve in the second game and placed the score with a favorable 3-0.
Lehecka, the 36th in the ATP ranking at 21 years old, had nothing to do with the player who had beaten Alejandro Davidovich in the opening round..
Carlitos had a scare when he slipped on his fifth ‘break’ ball, which would have made it 4-0. The Czech saved her, who opened her locker and later threatened with a 0-30 that did not go any further.. Jiri could do little else in an initial sleeve in which he gave up the service again.
My expectations have changed, I see myself ready to get a good result on grass”
The script was repeated in the continuation. Lehecka is a baseline player and has few weapons to deal with a superior being who conceded a two-point break with a 3-1 lead in the second set.
High effectiveness
Of the eight matches on the green carpet, six have been decided in his favor, which gives a percentage of effectiveness of 75 percent. The tennis player from El Palmar He is three wins away from recovering the number one he lost at the conclusion of Roland Garros in favor of Novak Djokovic. That would give him the status of first seed in the Wimbledon draw (July 3-16).
Alcaraz is also three victories away from becoming the third member of the ‘Armada’ to inscribe his name in the record. after Rafael Nadal (2008) and Feliciano López (2017 and 2019).
The best Spanish tennis player awaits the winner of the match between Grigor Dimitrov and Francisco Cerndolo.
