Australian Open > “With Alcaraz, you have to expect this kind of thing all the time. It's in his DNA: moments of genius and moments of disconnection”, underlines José Moron during the first round of the 'Spanish

Although he was broken and led 1–3 in the second set, Carlos Alcaraz delivered a very solid performance against Alexander Shevchenko (77^e) in the first round of the Australian Open: 6–1, 7–5, 6–1, in just under two hours of play.

“It’s in Carlos’ DNA. You have to expect this sort of thing all the time. Moments of genius, with moments of disconnection. From 3–5 to 7–5. From four games lost to four games won »underlined the Spanish journalist José Moron.

In search of his first title in Melbourne, the only Grand Slam missing from his record, the 21-year-old Spaniard will face the Japanese Yoshihito Nishioka (65^e) in the second round.

Published on Monday January 13, 2025 at 11:10