Carlos Alcaraz was meant to have an easy ride in the first round in Hamburg against his fellow Spaniard and world no.259 Nicola Kuhn. Instead, the seed no.1 won after 2 hours and 26 minutes in 3 sets after losing the opener 3-6 6-1 7-63. He will face Filip Krajinovic for a place in the quarters.
After the match, Carlito commented:
“I came from the grass, and the difference was too much. I’m really happy to be in the second round. I’m sure that I will be better in the next round, but I’m really happy with the win.
“I knew that I wasn’t playing well, so I knew I was going to have my chances to get better in the second set. Try not to miss as much as I did in the first set. I’m really happy with the change that I put in in the second set.”
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Ranked no.6 (career-high), the Spaniard has managed to achieve an overall 36-5 match record in 2022. Carlos is now having a run in Hamburg where he ousted Nicola Kuhn 3-6 6-1 7-63.
Carlos Alcaraz will fight against the world no.43 Filip Krajinovic in the 2nd round. Their current record is 1-0 for Alcaraz.
Alcaraz has won 4 titles in 2022 in Rio de Janeiro, in Miami, in Barcelona and in Madrid.
Carlos won 5 titles in his career: 1 on hard courts and 4 on clay courts. (See the list of his titles)
Krajinovic in Hamburg, ranking, and results in 2022
Now the world no.43, the Serbian owns a 18-13 record in 2022. The Serbian is currently having a run in Hamburg where he beat Sebastian Baez 6-1 4-6 7-66.
Filip Krajinovic will play the world no.6 Carlos Alcaraz in the 2nd round. The head to head is 1-0 for Alcaraz.
The Serbian was the runner-up in London (cinch Championships).
Carlos Alcaraz and Filip Krajinovic clashed against each other only once. Their record is 1-0 for Alcaraz. When they played, Carlos Alcaraz won 7-6(3) 2-6 6-1 in the quarter in Umag (Plava Laguna Croatia Open) in July 2021.
In the following video you can watch the highlights.