Carlos Alcaraz is having a fantastic comeback to competition after being sidelined for more than 4 months after suffering a couple of injuries. After winning the tournament in Buenos Aires last week, Carlito is now in the Rio de Janeiro final, where he is the hot favorite to win the title.
Alcaraz has been playing fantastic tennis, and he put the crowd on fire in Rio after executing these impossible passing shots while facing Nicolas Jarry in the semi-final.
Relax and enjoy the view.
Alcaraz in Rio De Janeiro, ranking, and results in 2023
At the moment ranked no.2, the Spaniard has managed to achieve a composed 8-0 win-loss record in 2023. Alcaraz is now playing in Rio De Janeiro where he ousted the world no.556 Mateus Alves 6-4 6-4, the world no.86 Fabio Fognini 6-75 6-2 6-4, the world no.80 Dusan Lajovic 6-4 7-60 and the world no.139 Nicolas Jarry 6-72 7-5 6-0.
Carlos Alcaraz will play the world no.13 Cameron Norrie in the final on Sunday at 5:30 pm on QUADRA GUGA KUERTEN. Their head to head is 4-1 for Alcaraz.
Alcaraz has won 1 title in 2023 in Buenos Aires.
The Spaniard 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.
Nicolas Jarry in 2023
Ranked no.139, Jarry played his last match on the 25th of February when he was defeated by world no.2 Carlos Alcaraz 6-7(2) 7-5 6-0 in the semifinal in Rio De Janeiro (draw).
This season the Chilean has achieved a composed 10-4 match record. Nicolas Jarry’s latest run in Rio de Janeiro was the best achievement of his season.
Carlos Alcaraz and Nicolas Jarry played each other just once. Their current record is 1-0 for Alcaraz. When they played, Carlos Alcaraz won 6-7(2) 7-5 6-0 in the semifinal in Rio de Janeiro (Rio Open) on the 25th of February 2023.
Here the video highlights.