Carlos Alcaraz
, a guest of the organization, made his firm debut at the
Mutua Madrid
Tennis
Open
,
defeating
Frenchman
Adrian Mannarino
, thirty-fourth in the world by
6-4 and 6-0
to reach the second round and become
Rafael's
first rival
Nadal
. Present and future will coincide on Wednesday at the
Manolo Santana
track
, the main one, of the
Caja Mágica
. The first seed, number two in the world and five times winner in Madrid against this promising young man of 17 years (he comes of age this Wednesday), debutant in this
Masters 1000
, who contemplates an encouraging future in this sport.
Carlos Alcaraz, who this year already won a main draw match at the Australian Open, who was a
semi-finalist in Marbella
and reached the eighth in Melbourne and the sixteenth in Estoril, his pulse did not tremble.
At least apparently.
He showed great serenity, temperance and confidence in his game against an opponent with more experience.
The 32-year-old Frenchman was overwhelmed by the Spaniard's self-confidence, successful with the serve and aggressive, which was more throughout the match indifferent to the magnitude of the stage and the competition.
The Murcian tennis player, now
ranked 120th
by the ATP
, took an hour and 11 minutes to make his debut at the Mutua Madrid Open and meet Rafael Nadal in the second round,
"a dream come true."
"I will try not to give the importance of the game or with whom I am going to play and I will try to enjoy myself. For me, playing with Nadal is going to be a dream come true. And the best way will be turning
eighteen
," he said at the foot of the court, to RTVE the Spanish player, who will turn eighteen next Wednesday, May 5.
Alcaraz acknowledged having been nervous at first.
"
Playing here is super special
. It is a tournament that I have come to see since I was little and now I was in front of all the people. I have felt very comfortable.
I entered a little nervous
but the public has encouraged me and helped me to climb up, "he said.
"This for me is new. Playing on the center court of the Caja Mágica ... I have never played on such a big court. I got a little nervous. I have done quite well and I have been very comfortable on the court," he added Alcaraz.
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