Carlos Alcaraz, guest of the organization, made his firm debut at the Mutua Madrid Open tennis by defeating the Frenchman Adrian Mannarino, thirty-fourth in the world, 6-4 and 6-0 to reach the second round and become Rafael Nadal’s first rival.
Present and future will coincide on Wednesday at the Manolo Santana track, the main one, of the Caja Mágica. The first seed, number two in the world and five times winner in Madrid against this promising 17-year-old, a debutant in this Masters 1000, who is contemplating an encouraging future in this sport. This is how Alcaraz spoke on foot about the duel that awaits him.