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Carlos Alcaraz became the latest fancied player to exit the Monte Carlo Masters tournament after he was beaten 7-6 (7/2), 6-7 (5/7), 6-3 by American Sebastian Korda in their second round clash on Wednesday. Alcaraz had arrived on the back of winning the prestigious Miami Masters title but the 18-year-old Spaniard ranked 11 in the world was outgunned by Korda in a thrilling clay court battle lasting just over three hours.
MONTE CARLO : Unseeded American Sebastian Korda mastered the windy conditions in Monte Carlo to topple Miami Open champion Carlos Alcaraz 7-6(2) 6-7(5) 6-3 on Wednesday and advance to the last 16 of the Masters tournament.
Jugar contra a las primeras de cambio en un torneo, máxime cuando el estadounidense ya había competido en primera ronda, no es plato de buen gusto ni siquiera para los mejores del mundo. Lo sufrió en el Carlos Alcaraz, octavo favorito del torneo y 11º del ranking que acreditaba un balance de 18-2 esta temporada con títulos en Río y Miami y semifinales en Indian Wells. Mónaco se quedó en menos de 24 horas sin la posibilidad de ver un cruce entre Novak Djokovic y el español. El serbio cayó el martes ante Alejandro Davidovich y este miércoles fue el estadounidense de 22 años y 42º el le dio un disgusto (7-6 (2), 6-7 (5) y 6-3 en 3h02) a otro cabeza de serie, que llegaba con vitola de potencial campeón y que había vencido en el primer enfrentamiento entre ambos, el año pasado en las NextGen ATP Finals.
Alcaraz puede igualar un hito de Djokovic
Carlos Alcaraz inicia la gira en tierra batida. El murciano llega a Montecarlo (del 10 al 17 de abril) tras lograr su primer Masters 1.000 y como una de las grandes sensaciones del tenis mundial. Sebastian Korda, tras superar al neerlandés Botic Van de Zandschulp por 7-5 y 6-4, será su primer rival, en segunda ronda. A continuación, toda la información para no perderse detalle del partido, que se podrá seguir al minuto en As.com.
Rafael Nadal has not yet been able to resume training with a racket, said one of his team said on Tuesday, adding that the world No. 4 will "logically" miss the Barcelona tournament next week. "He is still suffering from his ribs and as expected when his injury was announced, he needs four to six weeks. We are at three, so logically he will not be able to play again in Barcelona," a person close to Nadal told AFP.
Carlos Alcaraz is ready to build on his Miami Open triumph and prove himself against the best in the world at the Monte Carlo Masters. The 18-year-old could face Novak Djokovic for the first time in his career if both players make it to the quarter-final stage this week, and the tour's most recent Masters 1000 champion says he's up for the "challenge" of taking on the world No 1.