Carlos Alcaraz is the first finalist of the Olympic tennis tournament in Paris. The Iberian defeated Canadian Felix Auger-Aliasim in two sets - 6:1, 6:1.
Alcaraz will face the winner of the other semi-final between Novak Djokovic and Lorenzo Musetti. The gold match is on Sunday, August 4. A few hours earlier, Auger-Aliasim will fought for the bronze with Djokovic - Musetti, who lost the battle.
The start of the first set determined the course of the match. Alcaraz was merciless and gave only one game to his opponent. Auger-Aliassime could have lost his first service game after Alcaraz reached 40:40. However, the Canadian resisted. In the third game of the meeting, there was no forgiveness and Alcaraz made a break at 30.
The break was secured, and Auger-Aliassi was broken once more in the fifth game of the match when the Spaniard's lead swelled to 4:1. The set went to the account of Alcaraz on the opponent's service.
The second set went similarly, but the breakthrough came a little later - in the fourth game and for 1:3 in favour of Alcaraz. With an advantage for the Spaniard, Auger-Aliasim made a double mistake, which only made the task of the Iberian easier. In the next game, Alcaraz consolidated his breakthrough, losing only two points. It was all but over for Auger-Aliassime in the sixth game of the match when he was broken for the second time after some very strong play from Alcaraz from the baseline.
In the next game, the Spaniard started with a double fault, but quickly recovered and ended the match. | BGNES
