Carlos Alcaraz reaches the second week of Roland Garros and faces the number 25 in the world
Carlos Alcaraz is already in the round of 16 at Roland Garros. The tennis player from El Palmar signed his pass to the second week of the Parisian tournament in a landslide victory against Korda, who was his black beast in Monte Carlo. It is, so far, the only game the youngster has lost on clay this year. Alcaraz took direct revenge and endorsed a 6-4, 6-4 and 6-2 that gave the American player no options.
Alcaraz acknowledged having enjoyed the match played against Korda on the circuit’s central court: “It’s incredible to play in front of such a large audience in this environment at night,” explained the 19-year-old tennis player, who amazed the audience with a recital of serves and volleys.
Thus, Carlos Alcaraz now begins the toughest week of Roland Garros, in which the team determines that he will face Karen Khachanov in the round of 16. The Russian tennis player (of Armenian origin) is number 25 in the ATP ranking and is 26 years old.
This athlete has been a professional since 2013 and is trained by the Spanish José Clavet. His best position in the ranking was an eighth place achieved in July 2019. In his entire career he has only achieved victories at the Masters 1000 in Paris, Moscow, Marseille and Chengdu, but his 198 centimeters in height can put him in a bind. Carlos Alcaraz.
If he manages to win this round of 16 match against Karen Khachanov, Carlos Alcaraz could have to face Alexander Zverev, third seed in the tournament.
Schedule of the match between Alcaraz and Khachanov
The Roland Garros round of 16 match between Carlos Alcaraz and Karen Khachanov will be played this Sunday, May 29. The Murcian tennis player will have to wait for his compatriot Rafael Nadal to play before, who will face Aliassime starting at 4:00 p.m. Therefore, the Alcaraz-Khachanov match will not start before 8:45 p.m. this Sunday.
Where to watch the match between Carlos Alcaraz and Karen Khachanov
All the matches of the French Roland Garros tournament can be seen through the Eurosport network, which owns the rights to this Grand Slam. Thus, the meeting between Carlos Alcaraz and Karen Kachanov can be followed on television by Eurosport 1, but also ‘online’, on the Eurosport Player website.
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