The six-time Grand Slam champion even had a lively argument with coach Juan Carlos Ferrero after dropping the second set.
アルカラスはアンフォーストエラーを54本犯し、ファーストサーブポイントの64％しか獲得できず、ノリーとの8試合で3敗目に陥った。 It was the first time we met indoors.
“I had a lot of practice, felt very good, felt great, moved on the court, hit the ball. All my ideas were clear, all my goals were clear,” he said. 「第1セットでは勝ったとしても、もっとできると感じていた。第2セットはもっと良くなろうと頑張ったが、全く逆だった。」
He praised Norrie.
Norrie will next face the winner of Wednesday’s match between cousins Valentin Bachelot and Arthur Rinderknek.
Bachero defeated 14th seed Jiri Rehekka 6-1, 6-3 in the first round earlier Tuesday. Bashro, ranked 40th in the rankings, will face Linder Knek just over two weeks after defeating him in the Shanghai Masters final. Bashro overcame adversity from the China qualifying round to win the first tournament of his career and skyrocket up the rankings.
“In Shanghai we had breakfast together, we warmed up together, because we were far away from everyone and everywhere,” Vachelot added. “He came to watch my game, I came to watch his game, and we didn’t have anyone else to turn to. (This time) our whole family is here, so we’re going to do our part and hope to deliver a great game.”
Fifth-seeded American Ben Shelton advanced to the third round with a 7-6 (4), 6-3 victory over Flavio Cobolli. Next he will face Andrei Rublev. In the final match, fourth-seeded Taylor Fritz faced Aleksandar Vukic.
The Paris Masters, an indoor tournament, has moved to La Défense Arena from its longtime home, AccorHotels Arena, where the men’s and women’s basketball finals were played at last year’s Paris Olympics. The sports complex is home to the rugby team, and fans witnessed swimming star Leon Marchand’s gold medal run at the Paris Games and Taylor Swift’s concert last May.
For example, Sinner praises the new venue.
However, third-ranked Alexander Zverev feels the new arena is a bit noisy.
「屋外コートの1つで（練習を）していると、コート1から騒音が聞こえ、（メイン）コートのスピーカーから騒音が聞こえます」と、大物サービングのドイツ人選手は語った。 “There’s a lot going on.”
This report used information from The Associated Press.
