Carlos Alcaraz wins second exhibition in 24 hours with Roberto Bautista Agut tie-break triumph at 'Carlos Alcaraz Cup'
ATPThursday, 28 December 2023 at 23:42
This Thursday night, the spectators of the Palacio de los Deportes de Murcia enjoyed a brutal exhibition between his countryman and world number 2, Carlos Alcaraz, and his compatriot Roberto Bautista Agut, in the 'Copa Carlos Alcaraz'.
The expectation was gigantic, and the duel began to fulfill from the beginning. After a first set that would go to a tie break, Alcaraz would take the set after an hour of play that left Bautista with a perplexed smile on his face.
The second set would be much faster than the first, but with a different ending. Taking advantage of the accumulated fatigue of Alcaraz, Bautista-Agut would manage to take the second set to tie the match without many complications, by a score of 1-6. Everything was still to be decided while the Murcian public was encouraged by the great match they were witnessing.
Finally, the talent of Carlos Alcaraz was to cause the Cup that bears his name to stay in Murcia after beating Roberto Bautista-Agut in the 'super tie break' of the third set. The Spaniard closed an exhibition to remember by 7-6 (1), 1-6 and 10-7 in 1 hour and 53 minutes.
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