Carlos Alcaraz moved past Nicolas Jarry 7-5 6-1 in 1 hour and 30 minutes to avenge a defeat against his Chilean rival, who won their previous head-to-head match 7-5 6-3 in the semifinal in Buenos Aires last February. Alcaraz converted four of his six break points.
Alcaraz will face either Ugo Humbert or Marcos Giron in the third round.
Alcaraz reeled off five consecutive points from 0-40 to break Jarry’s serve in the second game and held serve at 15 to race out to a 3-0 lead. Jarry broke back in the ninth game and held serve to consolidate the break for 5-5, when Alcaraz was serving for the set. Alcaraz earned his second break to claim the first set 7-5.
Jarry earned four break points in the second game of the second set, but Alcaraz saved them. The four-time Grand Slam champion earned two breaks in the fourth and sixth games to seal the win.
Alcaraz leads 3-1 in his head-to-head matches against Jarry.
“I think I played really good tennis in the first set, but at the end it was complicated. I am just really happy to get through the opening set, it was really important to come into the second set with more confidence. I need to get used to the speed of the court. It’s been two years since I have been two years since I have won a match here in Paris Bercy, so everytime that I keep going is a gift for me”, said Alcaraz.
Francisco Cerundolo came back from a break down in both sets to beat Andrey Rublev 7-6 (7-5) 7-6 (7-5) in 2 hours and 18 minutes. Cerundolo improved to a 3-1 lead in their head-to-head matches. The Argentine player scored the fourth win in seven matches against a top 10 opponent in 2024.
Cerundolo set up a third round match against Stefanos Tsitsipas, who beat Alejandro Tabilo 6-3 6-4. Tsitsipas won the first set 6-3 with his only break in the eighth game. Tsitsipas broke in the third game to take a 2-1 lead. Tabilo converted his fourth break-back point in the fourth game to draw level to 2-2. Tsitsipas earned the decisive break in the ninth game and served out the win in the 10th game on his second match point.
Alex De Minaur beat Mariano Navone 7-5 6-1 in 89 minutes to reach the second round. De Minaur converted his third break point and held serve to take a 3-0 lead. The Australian player saved two break points in the seventh game to hold serve for 5-2. Navone pulled back on serve on his third break point. De Minaur broke for the second time in the 12th game to close out the first set 7-5.
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