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US Open: Carlos Alcaraz completes successful comeback

From Le Figaro · () French

Translated from French and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • Carlos Alcaraz beat Roman Safiullin 6-4, 6-4, 6-4 in the first round of the U.S. Open.
  • The defending champion returned after nearly five months away with a wrist injury and struck more than 20 forehand winners.
  • He will meet Portugal’s Jaime Faria in the second round.

Carlos Alcaraz returned to competition with a straight-sets victory at the U.S. Open. The defending champion defeated Russia’s Roman Safiullin 6-4, 6-4, 6-4 on Monday, nearly five months after his previous match.

These past five months have been very difficult for me.

— Carlos AlcarazAlcaraz described the difficulty of his injury layoff.

The Spaniard had not played since April because of a wrist injury. In his first singles match in 139 days, he found his strongest weapon quickly, hitting more than 20 forehand winners.

Safiullin briefly broke Alcaraz early in the second set, but immediately gave the advantage back with a missed volley on break point. Alcaraz broke again in the seventh game and dominated the third set, converting a break point with his powerful forehand.

I missed the crowd, the energy, the competition. I missed everything.

— Carlos AlcarazAlcaraz spoke about what he missed during his absence from the tour.

The Arthur Ashe Stadium crowd welcomed the two-time champion with loud cheers. Alcaraz had played mixed doubles with Serena Williams the previous week to prepare for the tournament. “These past five months have been very difficult for me,” he said. “I missed the crowd, the energy, the competition. I missed everything.” He next faces Portugal’s Jaime Faria.

I had some doubts during the match, I’m not going to lie.

— Carlos AlcarazAlcaraz acknowledged uncertainty during his comeback match.
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Originally published by Le Figaro in French. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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