2024-01-20 07:50:47
Carlos Alcaraz will play in the round of 16 of the Australian Open for the first time. The world No. 2 only stayed on court for 66 minutes to defeat Juncheng Shang (ATP 140).
The 18-year-old Chinese retired while trailing 6-1 6-1 1-0. He had called the doctor for the first time a few games earlier.
Cazaux’s feat
On Monday, Carlos Alcaraz will face a true “miracle” in the person of Miomir Kecmanovic (60). The Serbian has, in fact, dismissed twice… two match points, Thursday against Jan-Lennard Struff (25) and Saturday against Tommy Paul (14), last year’s semi-finalist.
Two days after his feat against world No. 8 Holger Rune, Arthur Cazaux (122) beat Dutchman Tallon Griekspoor (31) 6-3 6-3 6-1. Euphoric, the Frenchman wants to believe that nothing will be impossible on Monday against Hubert Hurkacz (9).
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