Despite the imminent crossing each other first roundthe Spanish tennis player Carlos Alcaraz (2nd) and the Argentine Francisco Cerúndolo (27°) they trained together this sunday in Queen’sunder the watchful eye of thousands of fans.
As they had previously agreed, the European and the South American ignored the chance of the draw and respected the stipulated rally on one of the charming fields on the London grass, where probably this Tuesday inaugurate heads-up play at the highest levelregistering only an ITF backgroundin 2019, when the eldest of the brothers won 6-2 and 6-4 in the semifinals of the M15 in Palmonova.
It should be noted that the former world number 1, 21 years old, owner of 14 titles and recent champion at Roland Garros, which allowed him to become the youngest player to win Grand Slam tournaments on all three surfaces, will defend the title in the ATP 500 in London, after dispatching the Frenchman Arthur Rinderknech, the Czech Jiri Lehecka, the Bulgarian Grigor Dimitrov, the American Sebastian Korda and the Australian Alex De Miñaur in the last edition.
For his part, the Buenos Aires native, 25 years old and twice consecrated in the circuit, who has totaled 16 wins and 16 losses during the current season, highlighting the semifinals in Rio, the quarterfinals in Madrid and the eighth in the French Major, will appear for third time in the historic competition, after saying goodbye in the second round against local Ryan Peniston in 2022 and Dimitrov in 2023.
