Carlos Alcaraz already is aware of the date of his first match within the Australian Open 2024, which may signify the beginning of a particular run in Melbourne as he makes up for misplaced time.
The participant from Murcia faces the first Grand Slam of the season, having missed out on competing final yr as a consequence of damage.
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Alcaraz, the present world quantity two and second-favorite behind Novak Djokovic to clinch the Australian Open, will make his debut on Tuesday, January 16 within the second match of the night time session on the Melbourne Park heart courtroom.
The 20-year-old has been drawn in opposition to the Frenchman Richard Gasquet, whom he has crushed earlier than of their solely earlier conflict on the Umag remaining in 2021.
Alcaraz has by no means been previous the third spherical in Melbourne and missed out on final yr’s Main, so will probably be a case of attempting to make amends after reaching a minimum of the semi-finals in all different three Slams in 2023.
What time does Alcaraz play in opposition to Gasquet?
The duel between Alcaraz and Gasquet will shut Tuesday’s night time session on the principle courtroom on the Rod Laver Enviornment at round 21:00 native time (11:00 CET / 05:00 ET / 03:00 PT). The primary match of the night time will characteristic Elena Rybakina in opposition to Karolina Pliskova.
The place to look at Alcaraz vs Gasquet on TV on the Australian Open?
Alcaraz’s opening match on the Australian Open 2024 might be adopted dwell on Eurosport, the channel that owns the tv rights to the occasion.
For those who don’t have a subscription to look at Eurosport, you may comply with the whole lot that occurs within the match between Alcaraz and Gasquet, in addition to in the remainder of the Australian Open, on MARCA.com.
