Spanish sensation Carlos Alcaraz overcomes Richard Gasquet in first round of Australian Open 2024

Carlos Alcaraz emerged victorious against Richard Gasquet in the first round of the Australian Open 2024. The youngster overcame the experienced campaigner in what turned out to be a one-sided affair towards the end. It seemed like the match was heading towards a thriller after what happened in the first set. But the momentum helped Carlos to beat the French player easily in the end.

The first set of the match was thrilling. The Spaniard and the French were literally neck-to-neck against each other and did not let away any advantage against each other. Both the players committed a lot of unforced errors in the first set. The very first game of the match involved a lot of deuces. One would have wondered if the day was going to go the same way. As it turned out, it was not to be.

In the first set, each of them claimed a game and conceded the other until it became 6-6. The set went to the tiebreaker, where the similar story continued. The points read 5-5 at one point. Everything was happening like a roller coaster till Alcaraz pulled off an incredible hold to claim 2 consecutive points to claim the set. It was a change in momentum in the match.

Carlos Alcaraz dominated the rest of the match

As it turned out, Carlos did not look back and dominated the experienced player. In the second set, Carlos committed less errors, which did not help Gasquet’s cause. The 20-year-old returned to his best form in the last 2 sets. The world number 2 won games off Gasquet’s serves. It showed that the Australian Open match was slipping away from the hands of Richard pretty quickly.

Richard lost the 2nd set by 1-6. The signs seemed ominous for the experienced player who seemed to have lost the steam with the progression of the game. The Spaniard totally dominated the match in the second half. He won the third set 6-2 and comfortably overcame Gasquet in the end. The star player won the match 7-6 (7-5), 6-1, 6-2 and entered the 2nd round of the tournament.