Alcaraz makes winning season debut in Argentina

Former world number 1 Carlos Alcaraz made a winning return to competition on Wednesday night, earning a 6-2, 4-6, 6-2 victory against Serbia’s Laslo Djere at the Argentina Open.

Primer paso de @carlosalcaraz en Argentina🇪🇸

El español volvió a las canchas con victoria en Buenos Aires💪 pic.twitter.com/9iSPMv9lGN

— Argentina Open (@ArgentinaOpen) February 16, 2023

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Playing his first ATP Tour match in more than three months, the Spaniard lived up to lofty expectations with a powerful performance at the ATP 250 in Buenos Aires to finish the game in two hours and one minute.

“It’s a great feeling to win again,” 19-year-old Alcaraz said post-match. “It’s been a long time for me with no competition, with no matches, just recovering. Finally I got my first win of 2023.”

“I’m really happy [in Buenos Aires] “I didn’t expect such a great crowd, a great atmosphere behind me.

“So I just can say thank you to all the fans here in Buenos Aires for the warm welcome that I received in this first match and I hope to keep going with this energy.”

Alcaraz lost the top spot in the ATP Rankings to Serbian ace Novak Djokovic after being sidelined with a hamstring injury.