Tennis
The match on the London grass will be the first between the two tennis players
Carlos Alcaraz will face the Dutchman Tallon Griekspoor in the second round of the Wimbledon tournament, who defeated Fognini in a tough match (5-7, 7-5, 6-3 and 6-4). The Murcian does not know his next rival, whom he has never faced.
Tallon Griekspoor, who will turn 26 this week, arrives at one of the best moments of his career: he is number 53 in the ATP ranking, the best position he has ever held. This year he accumulates a balance of 13 wins and 14 losses after his victory on Monday in the first round, the first for him on the London grass. Although he has been a professional since 2015, he has not yet won an ATP title.
The 19-year-old tennis player from Murcia, seventh player in the world, beat German Jan-Lennard Struff, 32, who is ranked 155th in the ATP, in his debut in London, and he did it by coming back, as he won 4- 6, 7-5, 4-6, 7-6 (3) and 6-4 after 4 hours and 7 minutes of battle on the grass of the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club. Juan Carlos Ferrero’s pupil has a balance of five victories in six matches played in five sets, which shows that, despite his youth, he is prepared to win in tough and intense Grand Slam matches.
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