In the 2023 ATP Buenos Aires Open in Argentina, the former world number one Carlos Alcaraz will play Serbia's Laslo Djere in his eagerly anticipated tennis comeback on Thursday.
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After around an hour and a half, Djere was able to send out clay court expert and former Masters 1000 champion Fabio Fognini in the first round. Due to his marginally stronger performance in a number of areas, such as first serve and second serve points won, Djere triumphed 6-4, 6-4. Fognini committed five double faults, which did not help him either because Djere broke him in the ninth game of the first set and then moved ahead 5-2 in the second to come close to winning. Fognini recovered from a break-point in the eighth game, won the ninth game on serve, and then Djere served out to love to win the match. The Serb has had a respectable season and is coming off a respectable clay season in 2022. However, his only chance against Alcaraz would be potential rustiness.
After the calibre of tennis Carlos Alcaraz played last season, he has acquired a lot of followers who are eagerly expecting his comeback. Here, he received a first-round bye. After winning the US Open last year, Alcaraz, who now holds the top spot in the ATP Rankings, did participate in four tournaments before appearing in an exhibition match in Abu Dhabi to kick off the new tennis season. And as soon as that occurred, the Spaniard made the decision to withdraw from the Australian Open Swing and the year’s first major tournament due to a right leg injury. Alcaraz has lost his top spot to Novak Djokovic as a result of that and the Serb’s amazing showing at the Australian Open. We have seen how Alexander Zverev has suffered following his return from injury, so this return might also be an intriguing one in terms of tentativeness. However, the good news is that he did not require any invasive treatment for it. The world number 57, who is coming off a strong performance in the first round, is Alcaraz’s first opponent.
| Carlos Alcaraz vs Laslo Djere | Match details |
|---|---|
| Date | February 16, 2023 |
| Surface | Clay |
| Tournament | Argentina Open |
| Stage | Round of 16 |
| Time (India) | 04:30 am |
| Time (Argentina) | 8 pm |
| Opponent | Score |
|---|---|
| Casper Ruud | 1-6, 4-6 (L) |
| Andrey Rublev | 2-6, 1-6 (L) |
| Holger Rune | 3-6 (Walkover) (L) |
| Grigor Dimitrov | 6-1, 6-3 (W) |
| Yoshihito Nishioka | 6-4, 6-4 (W) |
| Opponent | Score |
|---|---|
| Fabio Fognini | 6-4, 6-4 (W) |
| Viktor Durasovic | 6-3, 4-6, 7-6 (W) |
| Grigor Dimitrov | 3-6, 2-6, 0-6 (L) |
| Zizou Bergs | 6-4, 1-6, 6-4, 6-1 (W) |
| Constant Lestienne | 6-2, 6-7, 6-7 (L) |
0-0. Alcaraz, who is rated second in the world, and Djere, who is ranked 57th, will play each other for the first time in this match.
Carlos Alcaraz and Laslo Djere will take on each other in the round of 16 of the 2023 ATP Argentina Open on February 16.
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