Etcheverry was close to the blow and Alcaraz took another firm step in defending the title in Monte Carlo

The stadium Rainier III He witnessed a real great game. Carlos Alcaraz (1st in the ATP) went to the quarterfinals of the Monte Carlo Masters 1000 after defeating the Argentine Tomas Etcheverry (30th) 6-1, 4-6 and 6-3, in two hours and 24 minutes of play. In this way, the Murcian avoided what could have been a blow from La Plata and was among the eight best in the Monegasque competition.

The beginning of the match was very favorable for the Spaniard. With three breaks in the first four games With the Argentine’s service, the No. 1 was able to get the necessary advantage to win with a comfortable 6-1 in just 26 minutes.

The development changed noticeably in the second set as It was the South American who struck firstwhile his rival was more erratic. Finally, the platense managed to close it 6-4 to take everything to the decider. During several sections of the match, Alcaraz could be seen frustrated, uncomfortable and very dialogue with your bank.

In the third, parity in the game was maintained, but from the result The native of El Palmar was able to break the balance quickly. Subsequently, he managed to maintain the superiority in numbers and sentenced him 6-3.

At the ATP level, against Albiceleste tennis players the record is very favorable for the Spaniard with 17 wins and only one loss. The only fall was against Federico Coria in Rio de Janeiro (2020) by 6-4, 4-6 and 6-4. Marco Trungellitifor his part, had the pleasure of beating him in the Challenger Gran Canaria 2 (2021) by 7-6 (5) and 6-3. With Etcheverry particularly, the only precedent had been in the Trieste Challenger (2020) with victory for Carlitos by 7-6 (2) and 6-3.

In addition to the title defensethe current champion of the Australian Open arrived in Monaco with the difficult objective of retain first position in the ranking. With Jannik Sinner (2nd) very close, the Spaniard knows that he will have to advance far in the competition to stay at the top.

After having received a bye In the first round, Alcaraz’s journey through the Monegasque competition had begun with a victory without major mitigating circumstances against Sebastián Báez (65°) by 6-1 and 6-3. The player from La Plata, for his part, had surpassed Grigor Dimitrov (93°) now Terence Atmane (45th) to get into the round of 16 for the first time.

For now, on his way to defending the crown, the 22-year-old already has his next rival confirmed: Alexander Bublik (11th). Curiously, the duel in the Monte Carlo quarterfinals will be the first between Samuel López’s pupil and the Kazakh.

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