Carlos Alcaraz passes from Ronda in the 1,000 Masters in Rome after imposing himself on Dusan Lajovic

Carlos Alcaraz finally broke his curse in Rome, where he had never reached the third round of 1,000 masters, which this Friday certified with a forceful victory against The Serbian Dusaj Lajovic, whom he beat with enough sets (6-3 and 6-3).

Alcaraz confirmed two things at its premiere in the Italian beaten earth. That is well physically, despite playing with the black compressor sleeve in the right leg that protects him from his lesion in the Godó. And that it is in Rome not only to prepare Roland Garros, but to lift the trophy of This tournament in which he has barely played three games in total.

The Murcian already said at the previous press conference that hopefully can be seen with Jannik Sinner in the final. It is the dreamed party in Italy. The return of its national star after the doping sanction in a high -voltage match against the great rival of its generation. He also pointed out that this game, the first, with which he was going to verify his first sensations, It was going to be fundamental for the future of the tournament.

And they could not be better considering that he did not play in Madrid. His return to the track provided show in Rome. Solidity for almost an hour and a half that lasted the duel. Resilience when he needed it. Especially in the second part of the first set, when Lajovic accelerated and committed the good Spanish tennis.

Until this time, no one doubted the superiority of Alcaraz, groundbreaking of the Serbian service twice, as soon as the duel is starting to place 4-0 in the blink of an eye. Only when he missed a couple of times on the network points he already had practically won, he sought comfort and reaffirmation of his good performance on the bench, where Juan Carlos Ferrer nodded with authority, confirming his thinking despite the ‘break’ of the Serbian (5-3).

He deployed his right, he subtracted well and lifted the stands with several points that even shook their usual smile during the games. He broke immediately and the first sleeve was agreed to the second set of set after 44 minutes.

Same stage in the second manga

In the second envite he showed his power again before an opponent who could not do anything to compete before the 22 -year -old Murcia. The Serbian dedicated himself to trying to survive.

After only 21 minutes of set, Alcaraz already sent 4-1, with a break in the first Lajovic service and three services in which only one point fit. Your work in these last training, In which they gave him special importance, they paid off.

He let 4 balls of ‘break’ escape for 5-1. But he did not give rise to surprise. He maintained his service. Overwhelming. And he broke the curse in Rome, where in 2023 he fell in the second round and where in 2024 he could not play for injury. In third round, his first in the Italic forum, the winner of the duel between the American Alex Michelsen will be measured, number 32, and Serbio Laslo Djere, number 64.