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French Open: Top seed Alcaraz makes winning start, beats Cobolli in opener
Updated On: 30 May, 2023 09:16 AM IST | Paris | IANS
Alcaraz then nudged ahead with a break of serve for 6-5 and this time did not falter when serving for the victory, as he started his campaign on a winning note and booked a second-round meeting with Taro Daniel
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Spain`s Carlos Alcaraz Garfia returns the ball to Italy`s Flavio Cobolli during their men`s singles match on day two of the Roland-Garros Open tennis tournament at the Court Suzanne-Lenglen in Paris. Pic/AFP
Playing as the top seed in a Grand Slam for the first time, World No.1 Carlos Alcaraz of Spain wasted little time getting his title quest underway at the French Open on Monday when he raced past Italian Flavio Cobolli 6-0, 6-2, 7-5 to reach the second round.
Italian qualifier Cobolli put up a fight in the third set and saved three match points on his own serve to hold for 4-5 against Alcaraz, then broke the Spaniard to level for 5-5.
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