Great news for the Argentina Open. Carlos Alcaraz, a Spanish tennis player who is currently number one in the ranking, confirmed that he will participate in the contest.
Alcaraz is the youngest number 1 in history and the last winner of the US Open, and through a video, he gave the news that shook the world of national tennis.
On the tournament’s social networks, the Spaniard shared a message: “Hello everyone, Carlitos Alcaraz here. I wanted to inform you that I am going to play the Argentina Open. The truth was that I was very excited to be able to go to Argentina, to play there, so I’m waiting for everyone there and see you soon ”, he assured.
At the beginning of 2022, Alcaraz was ranked 55th in the ranking, making his impressive climb even more. Since then, he has won two ATP Masters 1000 (Miami and Madrid) and the ATP 500 in Rio de Janeiro once morest Diego Schwartzman in the final of the Rio de Janeiro tournament.
In this way, Alcaraz becomes the most brilliant name to be part of the confirmed, joining the aforementioned Peque Schwartzman, Cameron Norrie, Dominic Thiem, Lorenzo Musetti, among others.
Martín Jaite, director of the Argentina Open ATP highlighted: ¨It is an honor and great news for Argentine sport to have Carlos Alcaraz, number 1 in the world, playing our tournament. The 2023 edition will be unmissable¨. The Argentina Open ATP runs from February 11-19 at the Buenos Aires Lawn Tennis Club.
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CARLOS ALCARAZ ???????? WILL PLAY THE #ArgOpen2023! ????
THE NUMBER 1️⃣ OF THE ATP RANKING WILL PLAY IN ARGENTINA! ????????
The 19-year-old Spaniard will participate in our tournament for the first time ????
We will wait for you, @carlosalcaraz! ???????? pic.twitter.com/xx6OPejYhw
— Argentina Open (@ArgentinaOpen) January 11, 2023
