Last minute of Alcaraz – Cerúndolo live:
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Good afternoon and welcome to all tennis lovers! After getting over the hangover from Roland Garros, we move to Londonwhere Carlos Alcaraz starts his career on the grass in the Queen’s tournament. The Murcian, who will play two tournaments in the British capital on this surface, is entering a season where he must defend everything. After being crowned in 2023 in Queen’s and Wimbledon, Alcaraz defends 2500 points corresponding to the two tournaments.
His first rival in the classic London city tournament it is Francisco Cerúndolo, 26th in the world. The Argentine comes from lose in the round of 16 at Roland Garros after putting Novak Djokovic between the ropes, reaching the fifth set in a match where the Serbian finally won and ended up suffering a tear in the meniscus of his knee. The one from Buenos Aires lost his top20 status this year due to a bad start to the season, his current balance is 16 wins and 16 losses in 2024.
The debut of the Murcian in its second edition of the tournament will be first confrontation between the Spaniard and the Argentine on the professional circuit. However, Alcaraz and Cerúndolo maintain a precedent between both in 2019. A very young man Carlos, at only 15 years old, faced off against the one from Buenos Aires in the semifinals of a Futures in Palmanova, Mallorca. The match was won by Cerúndolo 6-2 and 6-4, However, the Argentine left the match surprised by the Murcian’s performance, saying “This kid plays too well for his age.”
The one from El Palmar appears at the meeting with 19 wins and two losses in their last 21 gamesin addition to maintaining a unbeaten on the pitch with 12 games without defeat in 2023. Prior to his debut, the Murcian explained at a press conference how he is presenting himself at the tournament. “Now I know how I have to play, I understand this game more. I am more mature on this surface. The first workout, the movement hasn’t been as good, but the process is slower. I know I will be 100% sooner than last year.”. Likewise, Alcaraz confirmed that will not have protection on the right forearmwhich he has worn since he suffered discomfort at the Monte Carlo Masters last April.
