Carlos Alcaraz opposed to Cameron Norrie in the final

(Buenos Aires) The Argentina Open final will pit Spain’s Carlos Alcaraz, world number 2, against Britain’s Cameron Norrie, seeded N.2 on Sunday.

Alcaraz did not make the detail against his compatriot Bernabé Zapata Miralles, 74^e world, winning 6-2, 6-2 in 1:16. He made a double break in the first set to lead 5-2 before concluding the next game then made the break again at the start of the second set to lead 2-1 before winning easily.

The Buenos Aires tournament on earth marks the return of the 19-year-old Spanish player after four months out with injury. Archifavori, the winner of the 2022 United States Open, who had reached world number one in order to go down a notch for lack of play, showed against Zapata Miralles that he was in great shape.

“I have confidence. I’m happy to come back here. I gave everything, I had to let go of my shots. It will be a pretty tough final against Cameron Norrie, but I’m looking forward to it,” he told BeIn TV.

Cameron Norrie, 12^e world player, had to work harder to reach the final. He got rid of the Peruvian Juan Pablo Varillas (101^e world) in two sets 7-6 (7/5), 6-4 in just under two hours.

“It will be hard, whoever my opponent is,” commented Norrie, quoted by the ATP site after his semi-final. “I lost a close final in Auckland (in January against Frenchman Richard Gasquet, editor’s note). I hope the good feelings will be back tomorrow (Sunday) in the final,” he added.

In four meetings, Norrie lost three times against Alcaraz, but won their last match, in the quarterfinals of the Cincinnati Open last August.