Carlos Alcaraz returned with a victory on the tennis court, the leader of the world ranking has a hard time, the score 3-6, 6-2, 7-5 of the British Jack Draper in the first round of the ATP tournament in Basel (competition of the “500” category).
Carlos Alcaraz, hard fought Jack Draper – bounced back from 0-1 in sets
The Iberian has not won a single match since the title won at the US Open 2022, the first Grand Slam tournament of the athlete from Murcia.
He played just one match after his big win at Flushing Meadows, a loss in Astana against David Goffen.
The game in Basel lasted two hours and 17 minutes, and Carlos had to recover from 0-1 in sets against Draper (45 ATP).
Alcaraz vs. Draper recap:
In the 1/8 finals, Alcaraz (the main favorite of Basel) will meet the winner of the match between Adrian Mannarino (42 ATP) and Botik van de Zandschulp (35 ATP).
The tournament in Basel belongs to the ATP 500 category, the competition takes place on October 24-30, the total prize money is 2,135,350 euros, and the last champion (in 2019) is Roger Federer (by the way, the Swiss holds the record for titles in Basel, having won 10 trophies ).
Source: Hot News RO
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