Carlos Alcaraz sets marker with first round French Open win over Juan Igancio Londero
Carlos Alcaraz got off to a perfect start at the French Open with a 6-4, 6-2, 6-0 win over Juan Ignacio Londero in the first round.
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'Formidable talent' Carlos Alcaraz sails into round two with win over Juan Ignacio Londero at French Open
Carlos Alcaraz made light work of Juan Ignacio Londero, dispatching the Argentine 6-4 6-2 6-0 to progress to the second round of the French Open. The match was finely poised at 4-4 in the first, but the Spanish sensation won 14 of the next 16 games to progress to round two. Ad/> Alcaraz is just 19 years old, but the power and poise on display was greater than the majority of the older players on the tour.
Dominic Thiem's slump continues as he crashes out in Paris
Dominic Thiem looked a shadow of the player who once appeared destined to eventually rule at Roland Garros as he bowed out in straight sets in the first round of the French Open.
Dominic Thiem admits he is ‘pretty far away from a win’ after French Open exit
Dominic Thiem looked a shadow of the player who once appeared destined to eventually rule at Roland Garros as he bowed out in straight sets in the first round of the French Open.
Carlos Alcaraz 'one of favourites' for French Open glory as young Spaniard has pundits purring in Paris
Praise has kept pouring in for the new hot prospect on the block, as Carlos Alcaraz has yet again found himself lauded by those in high places. Mats Wilander, Tim Henman and Alex Corretja were all quick to applaud the young Spaniard's meteoric rise, culminating in an «incredible» victory in Madrid according to Wilander, and a sixth seeding at Roland-Garros with Henman noting that the 19-year old could well be «one of the favourites». Ad/> Corretja was in buoyant mood in the Eurosport commentary box, joking: «I’m so pleased we’re bringing another Spanish guy through so I can keep on commentating! /> Roland-Garros'Sheer brutality' — Alcaraz dominates incredible point at French OpenAN HOUR AGO »It’s exciting, not just because he’s Spanish, but because of the way he is playing, the way he is behaving on the court; the way he is hitting the ball, the variation he’s got.
Resumen y resultado del Alcaraz - Londero | Roland Garros 2022
Imponente triunfo de Carlitos en su primer partido en la pista central. Después de dos semanas sin competir, el murciano ha ido de menos a más ante un buen Londero, que ha acabado desfondado. Alcaraz espera en segunda ronda a su compatriota Albert Ramos.
Alcaraz - Londero, en directo: primera ronda de Roland Garros hoy en vivo online
Y aquí pueden consultar todo lo que ha sucedido en esta primera jornada de Roland Garros: la sorprendente eliminación de Garbiñe, derrotas de Taberner y Davidovich, la victoria de Munar, un nuevo partido perdido para Thiem, la derrota de Jabeur...
Carlos Alcaraz, rutilante estrella en Roland Garros
Decenas de personas miran desde los descansillos de las escaleras de la Philippe Chatrier a la pista 5, llena de aficionados. En la puerta, se agolpan más a la espera de una oportunidad para entrar. La causa de tanta expectación, al nivel de la que despierta siempre Rafa Nadal, es el entrenamiento de , la sensación del tenis mundial, que comparte la sesión con el polaco Hubert Hurkacz bajo un sol de justicia. Al final del ensayo, con un divertido partidillo y en un ambiente de bromas y buen humor, el chico firma autógrafos, se hace fotos y regala muñequeras y pelotas antes de salir escoltado por guardias entre una multitud y aclamado por los fans: «Carlos, Carlos, Carlos...».