Carlos Alcaraz had a tough win agaisnt Fabio Fognini in Rio de Janeiro on Thursday when he won 6-75 6-2 6-4. During the interview that followed his match against the Italian player, Carlito explained why he was struggling so much.
“It was really tough. Both Fabio and I played at such a high level, with great points, and great shots. It’s amazing to play these kinds of matches. I would say both players played almost our 100 percent.”
“I struggled with my serve a little bit. I was up with a lot of control of the match. But a lot of breaks of serve in a row. I got a little bit down in that moment and it was tough to come back after that.
“But I know that a tennis match is really long. I was going to have my chances to improve the game on my serve and I think I did.”
Alcaraz in Rio De Janeiro, ranking, and results in 2023
LWWWWWWWWW Now the world no.2, Carlos achieved an overall 6-0 win-loss record in 2023. The Spaniard is playing at the moment in Rio De Janeiro where he defeated the world no.556 Mateus Alves 6-4 6-4 and the world no.86 Fabio Fognini 6-75 6-2 6-4.
Carlos Alcaraz will face the world no.80 Dusan Lajovic in the quarter on Friday at 6:00 pm on QUADRA GUGA KUERTEN. The head to head is 2-0 for Alcaraz.
Carlos has won 1 title in 2023 in Buenos Aires.
Alcaraz won 7 titles in his career: 2 on hard courts and 5 on clay courts. (See the list of his titles)
He is also scheduled to play in Indian Wells (BNP Paribas Open) after Acapulco. The main draw will start on the 27th of February.
Fabio Fognini in 2023
LLLWWLWLLL At the moment ranked no.86, Fognini played his last match on the 23rd of February when he was defeated by world no.2 Carlos Alcaraz 6-7(5) 6-2 6-4 in the 2nd round in Rio De Janeiro (draw).
During this season Fognini owns a composed 1-4 win-loss record.
He is also scheduled to play in Indian Wells (BNP Paribas Open) after Santiago. The main draw will start on the 27th of February.
Carlos Alcaraz and Fabio Fognini played each other just 2 times. Their current record is 2-0 for Alcaraz. Before, the last time they competed against each other, Carlos Alcaraz won 6-7(5) 6-2 6-4 in the 2nd round in Rio de Janeiro (Rio Open) on the 23rd of February 2023.
In the video below you can watch the highlights.
Carlos Alcaraz |
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