Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner will both make long -awaited returns to tennis at the Italian Open on Friday.
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Carlos Alcaraz granted a warm welcome to Jannik Sinner, a world n ° 1, who returns to tennis Friday after having served a three -month doping ban. While Sinner was criticized and questioned by some of the great tennis, the triple winner of the Grand Colam Alcaraz took a different route.
“I’m really happy to have it again,” said Alcaraz. “Obviously, for him, it was difficult and I am almost sure that it was super long. … It’s great for me, for tennis, for fans, that he is able to play a tournament again.
“I hope I will meet him in the final.”
Sinner’s first match will be against Mariano Navone in Argentina in eighth 64 years at the Italian Open. Friday, Alcaraz opens against the Serbian qualifier Dusan Lajovic.
Alcaraz says he’s 100% ready for Italian open
The 22 -year -old Alcaraz also said that he had recovered muscle injuries which forced him to withdraw from the Madrid Open and is “100% ready” for the Italian Open.
Alcaraz had an upper leg disease that bored him in the Barcelona final, plus a left leg injury.
“I am in good shape. I am 100% ready to start the tournament,” Alcaraz told Rome on Thursday.
During the beginning of Rome of Spanish last year, he lost against the Hungarian qualifier of 135th, Fabian Marozsan, then classified in the third round while he dealt with an annoying forearm problem.
But Alcaraz then won consecutive titles from the Grand Slam to the French Open and Wimbledon.
“Last year was even more difficult,” said Alcaraz, noting how this clay season, he has already won Monte Carlo’s masters and reached the final in Barcelona, where he lost to Holger Rune.
“I was not at all worried,” said Alcaraz. “Right now, I have confidence. The practices (have disappeared) … I can’t wait until tomorrow. I think my level is in a good place. ”
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