• Analysis: The future of Spanish tennis

The young Spanish tennis player Carlos Alcaraz , 16 , has achieved the first ATP victory of his career after winning his compatriot Albert Ramos in his debut in the tournament in Rio de Janeiro (Brazil), of the ATP 500 category and which is disputed land beaten , after a day that has also left the classifications of Pablo Andújar and Pedro Martínez and the eliminations of Fernando Verdasco, Roberto Carballés and Alejandro Davidovich .

Alcaraz, who entered the tournament thanks to an invitation from the organization, surprised Ramos, seventh seeded, after more than three and a half hours of the match (7-6, 4-6 and 7-6). The Murcia, trained by the world number one Juan Carlos Ferrero and 407 of the world rankings, achieved his first ATP point with only 14 years and now points his inaugural victory in the world circuit.

"I always go out on the track with the idea of ​​winning regardless of the opponent because if you don't think you can win, you don't have to play. I will remember this tournament throughout my life ," Alcaraz said after beating an opponent who doubles his age and before being measured in the round of 16 with the Argentine Federico Coria.

They also agreed to this Andújar round, after taking the other clearly Spanish duel of the day against Verdasco (6-3, 6-3), and Pedro Martínez, who traced his commitment against Bolivian Hugo Dellien (3-6, 6 -2, 7-5). The two Spaniards will face each other for a place in the quarter.

In the casualties chapter, in addition to Ramos and Verdasco they also said goodbye to the first Carballés exchange, surpassed by the Argentine Federico Delbonis (6-2, 6-4), and Alejandro Davidovich, who could not retain his initial advantage before the local Thiago Seyboth (5-7, 7-6, 7-5).

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