Alcaraz saves match point in French Open survival epic / Photo: Christophe ARCHAMBAULT - AFP
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Alcaraz saves match point in French Open survival epic
Teenage sensation Carlos Alcaraz saved a match point and came back from 3-0 down in the final set to defeat Spanish compatriot Albert Ramos-Vinolas to make the French Open third round on Wednesday.
The 19-year-old sixth seed, widely tipped to break the Grand Slam stranglehold of Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal, triumphed 6-1, 6-7 (7/9), 5-7, 7-6 (7/2), 6-4 in a four-hour 34-minute epic.
Alcaraz, bidding to become only the eighth teenager to win a Grand Slam men's title, hit a matching 74 winners and 74 unforced errors on Court Simonne-Mathieu.
The 34-year-old Ramos-Vinolas, ranked 44 and who made the quarter-finals in 2017, saved 23 of 31 break points before the flamboyant Alcaraz called on his deepest reserves to win.
Alcaraz saved a match point in the 10th game of the fourth set and was soon 3-0 down in the decider.
He pocketed the next four games only for the valiant Ramos-Vinolas to level at 4-4.
However, the 15-year age difference combined with Alcaraz's never-say-die scrambling allowed the teenager to break again for 5-4.
Cramping, Ramos-Vinolas was soon three match points down and Alcaraz claimed victory with his 10th ace.
He goes on to face either Richard Gasquet or Sebastian Korda for a place in the last 16.
H.Gonzales--AT