Carlos Alcaraz qualified for the third round of the Roland Garros tournament. The Pyrenean eliminated Taro Daniel, 6-1, 3-6, 6-1, 6-2.

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Carlos Alcaraz in the third round of Roland Garros

Last year’s Roland Garros quarterfinalist Carlos Alcaraz (1 ATP) advanced to the third round of the tournament.

The world leader defeated the Japanese Taro Daniel (112 ATP) in 4 sets, at the end of the match, which lasted 2 hours and 27 minutes.

In the third round, Alcaraz will meet Canadian Denis Shapovalov (32 ATP), who beat Matteo Arnaldi (106 ATP) 6-2, 3-6, 6-3, 6-3 in the second round.

The Roland Garros tournament takes place from May 28 to June 11, has a total prize pool of 49.6 million euros, and is the 127th tournament. Iga Sviatek and Rafael Nadal (14-time winner in Paris) became the champions of the title.