After dropping the first two games of his debut at the Internazionali BNL d’Italia on Saturday, Carlos Alcaraz gained confidence and defeated fellow Spaniard Albert Ramos-Vinolas 6-4, 6-1 in Rome. Alcaraz assured himself a comeback to No. 1 in the Pepperstone ATP Rankings on May 22 following the ATP Masters 1000 competition by entering the Foro Italico court. Yet the 20-year-old demonstrated his desire for a third consecutive ATP Tour victory by extending his winning record against Spanish competition to nine matches, following his victories in Barcelona and Madrid.
Alcaraz increased his season record to 30-2 with his 12th straight triumph, which includes a perfect 14-0 record against players outside of the Top 50.
After the match Alcarazaz commented: “It wasn’t easy. The first round of every tournament is really tough and of course Albert Ramos, especially on clay, is a really tough opponent. I had to adapt my game really quickly to be able to get though. The conditions weren’t easy as well, the rain, the waiting all day. I didn’t know if I was going to play or not. But I’m really happy with my performance at the end and really happy to be able to play in the next round.”
Alcaraz in Rome, ranking, and results in 2023
LWWWWWWWWW Ranked world no.2, Alcaraz has managed to achieve a 30-2 win-loss record in 2023. Carlos is now having a run in Rome where he defeated the world no.72 Albert Ramos-Vinolas 6-4 6-1.
Carlos conquered 4 titles in 2023 in Buenos Aires, Indian Wells, Barcelona and Madrid. Carlos got to the final in Rio de Janeiro (Rio Open).
The Spaniard won 10 titles in his career: 3 on hard courts and 7 on clay courts. (See the list of his titles)
Alcaraz will play next at the French Open (French Open). He will start the tournament from the main draw that will commence on the 28th of May.
