For Carlos Alcaraz and Cameron Norrie, a rematch in the Rio Open final seems to be is imminent. On Friday, both players advanced to the semifinals of the clay-court competition in Rio de Janeiro, where they could replay the Spaniard’s victory in the Argentina Open final last weekend.
Dusan Lajovic was defeated by defending Rio Open defending champion Alcaraz, 6-4, 7-6. (0). Nicolas Jarry, who defeated Sebastian Baez 6-3, 7-6, will be his opponent. The Chilean has been attempting to regain his ranking since February of last year after receiving an 11-month doping suspension in 2020. His highest position was No. 38, but he is currently No. 139.
As in his first two matches in Brazil, the 19-year-old Alcaraz once again did not play his best tennis, but he still won. Throughout the Spaniard’s match against Lajovic, there were numerous unforced errors, issues with the first serve, and less energy than usual.
Alcaraz in Rio De Janeiro, ranking, and results in 2023
WLWLLWLWWW Now the world no.2, the Spaniard has achieved a composed 7-0 record in 2023. Carlos is currently playing in Rio De Janeiro where he overcame the world no.556 Mateus Alves 6-4 6-4, the world no.86 Fabio Fognini 6-75 6-2 6-4 and the world no.80 Dusan Lajovic 6-4 7-60.
Carlos Alcaraz will face the world no.139 Nicolas Jarry in the semifinal on Saturday at 7:30 pm on QUADRA GUGA KUERTEN. In the past, they have never competed against each other so far in top competitions.
Carlos conquered 1 title in 2023 in Buenos Aires.
Carlos 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.
Norrie in Rio De Janeiro, ranking, and results in 2023
LWWWWLLLLW Now the world no.13, the Brit has a 16-3 record in 2023. The Brit is currently having a run in Rio De Janeiro where he bested the world no.107 Juan Manuel Cerundolo 7-5 6-1, the world no.83 Thiago Moura Monteiro 7-5 7-5 and the world no.111 Hugo Dellien 4-6 6-1 6-4.
Cameron Norrie will fight against the world no.63 Bernabe Zapata Miralles in the semifinal on Saturday at 5:00 pm on QUADRA GUGA KUERTEN. They have never competed against each other until now in top tournaments.
Cameron was the finalist in Auckland (ASB Classic) and in Buenos Aires (Argentina Open).
Norrie won 4 titles in his career: 3 on hard courts and 1 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.
Carlos Alcaraz and Cameron Norrie faced off 5 times. Their current record is 4-1 for Alcaraz. The last time they fought against each other, Carlos Alcaraz won 6-3 7-5 in the final in Buenos Aires (Argentina Open) on the 19th of February 2023.
You can watch the highlights in the following video.
Carlos Alcaraz and Cameron Norrie |
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