Carlos Alcaraz, current number two in the world, Photo: Getty.
The Spanish tennis player Carlos Alcaraz (2) closed an ideal week in Buenos Aires with the conquest of the Argentina Open title, after beating the British Cameron Norrie (12) in the final this Sunday 6-3, 7-5.
With a tournament from minor to major, the former number one in the world consolidated a good return to the slopes in the Argentine capital with a victory in the final duel against the British nationalized South African in one hour and 34 minutes.
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After successively eliminating the Serbs Laslo Djere (57), Dusan Lajovic (90) and his compatriot Bernabé Zapata (74), andhe 19-year-old from Murcia achieved his seventh title on the clay of Buenos Aires after the conquests in 2021 of Umag and in 2022 of Rio de Janeiro, Masters 1000 in Miami, Barcelona, Masters 1000 in Madrid and the United States Open.
Alcaraz became the first Spaniard to reach a final of the Argentina Openan achievement that had not occurred since the 2016 edition when Nicolás Almagro lost in the definition against the Austrian Dominic Thiem.
This ? in Buenos Aires is very important to me! ? THANK YOU all for the support! ❤️ @ArgentinaOpen pic.twitter.com/6whyg74XHw
– Carlos Alcaraz (@carlosalcaraz) February 19, 2023
The Argentina Open was the scenario that marked the return to the slopes of the Spaniard Carlos Alcaraz, current number two in the world, after the injury he suffered in the first days of the year and which postponed the start of his 2023 season.
Winner of five titles last year, including the US Open, Alcaraz arrived in the Argentine capital accompanied by Antonio Martínez, who served as coach both in this Argentine Open 250 and will also do so in the Rio Open, a 500 in which he will defend the title.
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The Argentine contest has Guillermo Vilas as its top winners, with eight crownsescorted by the Spaniards Carlos Moyá and David Ferrer, with three each.
Among its most prominent champions are the Czech Ivan Lendl (1981), the Brazilian Gustavo Kuerten (2001), Thiem (2016 and 2018) and the Norwegian Casper Ruud (2020 and 2022), along with local Guillermo Coria (2000 and 2004). , Gastón Gaudio (2007), David Nalbandian (2008) and Diego Schwartzman (2021).
The 2022 edition recorded one of the most exciting moments in Argentine tennis with the final retirement of Juan Martín Del Potrowho fell in the first round against his compatriot Federico Delbonis 1-6 and 3-6.
