Carlos Alcaraz wins in Roland Garros debut

This Sunday (26), the Spanish Carlos Alcaraz, number 3 in the world, defeated the American JJ Wolf, currently 107th in the world, by 3 sets to 0, with partials of 6-1/6-2/6-1, in less than two hours and advanced to the second round of Roland Garros.

Recent injuries

Alcaraz was coming from a series of injuries, not competing in the Master 1000 in Rome due to muscle swelling in his right arm. The injury was a consequence of a previous problem, which took the athlete out of the Monte Carlo Master 1000 in April. Before that, the tennis player had also suffered an injury to his right ankle, against Brazilian Thiago Monteiro, in the first round of the Rio Open, in February.

The injuries that took him out of two Master 1000s, one of the most important tournaments on the world circuit, second only to the Grand Slams, had no impact on his debut at Roland Garros, which left the athlete happy and ready to show his true tennis skills again. .

“I'm very happy to be back in Paris. It was a difficult month for me. I love competing, I love playing tennis, and being away from that was tough. I tried everything I could to be 100% here in Paris to show my best tennis, and I think I did that today.”

Alcaraz at debut

Regarding the game, Alcaraz was dominant throughout, winning exchanges of long and short balls, serving better and returning better. On break points, the Spaniard converted nine of the 14 opportunities he had, while the American converted just two. With the victory, Alcaraz reached the mark of 13 games and 13 victories in the first round of a Grand Slam.

Carlos Alcaraz opens the first HIGHLIGHTS BY EMIRATES of this 2024 edition #RolandGarros @emirates pic.twitter.com/HHkVDSN83y

— Roland-Garros (@rolandgarros) May 26, 2024

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_{Best moves of the game between Alcaraz and Wolf (Reproduction/X/Roland Garros)}

Wolf, who reached the main draw of Roland Garros, as Lucky Loser, after other athletes withdrew. He already had the highest ranking of his career, 39th place, in February 2023.

In the next round, Carlos Alcaraz will face the Dutchman Jesper De Jong, currently number 176 in the world, who came from the qualifiers and defeated the British Jack Drapier in the first round. Alcaraz and De Jong have never faced each other in ATP history.

Featured Photo: Carlos Alcaraz celebrates victory in the debut of Roland Garros (Reproduction/Getty Image/Mateo Villalba)