Carlos Alcaraz will face the Japanese Taro Daniel, number 112 in the world, in the second round of Roland Garros, after clearly beating the Italian Flavio Cobolli in his debut (6-0, 6-2 and 7-5) and putting the first stone on his way to his second Grand Slam.
Daniel, 30, also prevailed in the first round in three sets against Australian Christopher O'Connell, 77 in the world. This Tuesday, both will star in an unprecedented duel, because the Japanese and the Murcian have never faced each other before.
The sensations could not have been better for the Spanish tennis player: "I told myself that I could win without losing any game, that it could be easier than I thought, but a match can change at any time, but at the beginning of the match I felt invincible ".
Despite the fact that "some problems" appeared in the third set that lengthened the duel, Alcaraz remains with his game from the first set: "I hit the ball well, clean, I played very aggressive and I made great shots," he said. at the subsequent press conference.
Alcaraz, number one in the ATP ranking, aspires in Paris to win his second Grand Slam. The tennis player from El Palmar is one of the favorites to win Roland Garros, along with Novak Djokovic, who beat the American Aleksandar Kovacevic 6-3, 6-2, 7-6 (1), in 2 hours and 26 minutes.
The second round match at Roland Garros between Carlos Alcaraz and Taro Daniel will take place this Tuesday, May 31, starting at 2:15 p.m. The match can be seen on TV on Eurosport and can also be followed live on the La Vanguardia website.
