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UCarlos Alcaraz uvale ukubuya okumangalisayo ekulimaleni njengoba ehlula uCameron Norris 6-3 7-5 ukunqoba i-Argentina Open ngeSonto.
Ngaphambi kwesonto eledlule, umpetha wanyakenye we-US Open ubesehlale isikhathi esingaphezu kwezinyanga ezintathu engadlali njengoba eseluleme ehlungwini nasesiswini.
Kodwa lo mdlali oneminyaka engu-19 ubudala, ukleliswe endaweni yesibili emhlabeni ngemuva Novak Djokovicyenze imbuyiselo engenamthungo ekuqhudelaneni ithenisi e-Buenos Aires, yehlisa isethi eyodwa kuphela phakathi nomqhudelwano.
Ngokubhekene noNorrie waseGreat Britain, u-Alcaraz uthathe izintambo zokulawula umqhudelwano ngokuwina imidlalo eyisikhombisa eqondile phakathi kokuphela kwesethi yokuqala nokuqala kwesibili.
Uhlulekile wukusebenzela umdlalo ngo 5-3 kwisethi yesibili kodwa waqeda ukunqoba imidlalo emithathu kamuva ngeshodi elihle lokuwa ngaphambili.
“Bekuyisonto elimnandi kimina, isonto lamaphupho ngemuva kwesikhathi eside kungekho mqhudelwano. Ukuza e-Buenos Aires nokubonisa izinga engalibonisa kuyamangalisa futhi kukhethekile ngempela. Kube yisonto elithinta imizwa futhi, ”kusho u-Alcaraz, ngokusho kweReuters.
Bekuyisicoco sakhe sesikhombisa se-ATP Tour futhi esokuqala selokhu awina i-US Open ngoSepthemba – ukunqoba okumenze waba umncane kunabo bonke abake bahamba phambili ekuklelisweni komhlaba.
NgeSonto, ube ngumdlali omncane kunabo bonke ukunqoba i-Argentina Open.
“Ngizizwe ngikhululekile ukudlala umdlalo wamanqamu,” kwengeza u-Alcaraz.
“Ngangazi ukuthi kuzoba nzima ngempela. Ngaqala ukugxila kakhulu kulokho okwakufanele ngikwenze ekuqaleni – umdlalo wami, izinga lami. Leli yizinga okufanele ngilidlale kowamanqamu.”
NgoLwesibili, u-Alcaraz uzoqala ukuvikela isicoco sakhe e-Rio Open – eyokuqala kwezinhlanu ze-ATP Tour ayinqoba ngo-2022 – njengoba ezama ukuthola indawo ku-Djokovic phezulu ohlwini.
