Carlos Alcaraz posts hard-fought first-round win at Doha

International No. 3 Carlos Alcaraz discovered himself trailing in the second one set to Croatia’s Marin Cilic, however battled again for a 6-4, 6-4 win Monday within the opening around on the Qatar ExxonMobil Open in Doha.

With Cilic — the previous International No. 3 — at the verge of taking a 5-3 lead in the second one set, Alcaraz rebounded whilst serving at 0-40 down and notched 14 of the following 19 issues to seal the victory. Alcaraz, who stored 5 of six smash issues, will face International No. 7 Novak Djokovic of Croatia if each succeed in the semifinals.

Czech Jiri Lehecka disillusioned No. 7 seed Grigor Dimitrov of Bulgaria 6-4, 6-4, taking 35 of 40 first-serve issues (88 p.c) and saving each smash issues he confronted. Different first-round winners integrated No. 8 seed Jack Draper of Nice Britain, Fabian Marozsan of Hungary and Australia’s Christopher O’Connell.

–Box Stage Media