Playing under the lights in Buenos Aires,
Spaniard Alcaraz dominated with his heavy baseline blows and
drop shots to seal his first victory since suffering an
abdominal injury at the Paris Masters in November.
"It's a great feeling to win again," Alcaraz said. "It's been a
long time for me with no competition, with no matches, just
recovering. Finally I got my first win of 2023."
The 19-year-old, who pulled out of the Australian Open due to a
leg injury and lost the number one ranking to Novak Djokovic,
will face Dusan Lajovic in the quarter-finals of the ATP 250
event.
(Reporting by Manasi Pathak in Bengaluru; Editing by Peter
Rutherford)
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