2023-06-20 17:10:11
“He (Renderknech) has played four or five matches on grass before and this was my first match on the green,” Alcaras said. “It’s really difficult to play on grass, so I think this win is a very good achievement for me.”
The Spaniard seemed uncomfortable on the grass court, unlike his brilliance on clay or hard courts, less than two weeks away from the start of Wimbledon, the third of the four major tournaments.
The Frenchman, who failed to secure his place in the main table of the tournament by failing in the qualifiers, but benefited from the withdrawal of his compatriot Artur Visse due to injury and took his place, might settle the match in his favor twice in the second and then the third sets when he was ahead of the Spaniard 5-4.
Alcaras managed to win three consecutive games in the second set and settled it 7-5, before imposing a 6-6 tie in the decisive third, and then a tiebreaker that won him 7-3. Fokina 7-6 (7-4), 6-3.
Alcaras has played only two tournaments on grass so far, at Wimbledon in 2021 (expelled in the second round) and 2022 (expelled from the final price).
Denmark’s Holger Rohne, sixth in the world, achieved his first victory on grass courts when he defeated American Maxim Cressi 7-6 (7-4), 7-6 (7-3).
Ronh acknowledged the difficulty of his victory, saying: “Winning the first match on a ground is always special. I was preparing for three days, so I had to be ready to adapt today.”
Ronne has been crowned with four titles in his career so far: in Paris-Bercy for the 1,000-point Masters and Stockholm on hard court last year, and German Munich on clay last year and this year, but he failed to pass the first round on grass courts in three participations (German Halle, Eastbourne, England, and the English Championship). Wimbledon), all last year.
The 20-year-old Dane plays Briton Ryan Peniston, ranked 265 in the world, who is a wildcard participant.
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