Tennis
Latin American deja vu. Alcaraz failed to defend the trophy in Brazil
Spanish tennis player carlos alcaraz (ATP 2) Lost in the final of the ATP 500 series tournament held in Rio de Janeiro (Brazil).
The 19-year-old Spaniard was defeated in the championship game Cameron Norrie (ATP 13, UK) in three sets of 2 hours 43 minutes.
ATP 500 Rio de Janeiro. Preparation Finish
Carlos Alcaraz (Spain) [1] – Cameron Norrie (Great Britain) [2] – 7:5, 4:6, 5:7
Carlos beat Cameron 3-0 in the second set but could not maintain the lead.
Alcaraz won the trophy on these courts last year.
Interestingly, Alcaraz and Norrie played in the final of the ATP 250 series tournament held in Buenos Aires a week ago. Then the Spaniard closed the representative of Great Britain in two sets.
Norrie + Rio = NORRIO 🇬🇧🤝🇧🇷
The moment when he embarked on his last long journey in British history #RioOpen 2h41!👏 pic.twitter.com/HExOhhbnJq
— Rio Open (@RioOpenOfficial) February 26, 2023
O esperado beijo! 💋🏆@cam_norrie | #RioOpen pic.twitter.com/8xJNPJAqlQ
— Rio Open (@RioOpenOfficial) February 26, 2023
Winning. @cam_norrie | #RioOpen pic.twitter.com/URo1SqATlv
— Rio Open (@RioOpenOfficial) February 27, 2023
More Norrie and Carlitos please! 👏@cam_norrie | @carlosalcaraz | @RioOpenOfficial | #RioOpen pic.twitter.com/Zu20WZ8qnN
— ATP Tour (@atptour) February 27, 2023
Always smile 😃 @carlosalcaraz | #RioOpen pic.twitter.com/rZ0tBZrgPq
— Rio Open (@RioOpenOfficial) February 27, 2023
Source: Sport UA
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