Alcaraz comfortably defeats Moutet and advances to the round of 16 in Australia

Sports Writing (EFE).– Spaniard Carlos Alcaraz, number one in the world ranking, showed his hierarchy this Friday by convincingly defeating Frenchman Corentin Moutet by 6-2, 6-4 and 6-1, a result that allowed him to secure his place in the round of 16 of the Australian Open, a stage in which he will face American Tommy Paul.

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The Murcian, champion of six Grand Slam tournaments, dominated the match with clarity and only went through a moment of slight difficulty in the second set. In that set, Moutet —currently number 32 in the world and a new rival for Alcaraz— managed to break his serve for the only time in the match, coming back from a 3-0 deficit to go up 4-3. However, the Spaniard reacted immediately, strung together three consecutive games and closed the set 6-4.

With this triumph, Alcaraz continues his firm path in Melbourne in search of conquering the only Grand Slam missing from his record. In the next round he will face Tommy Paul, who advanced after the retirement of the Spaniard Alejandro Davidovich, affected by physical discomfort when the American was dominating the scoreboard 6-1 and 6-1.

Davidovich retires due to injury

Davidovich was forced to abandon his third-round match due to an ailment in his left thigh, when barely 55 minutes of play had been played and the match was clearly tilted in Paul's favor.