Alcaraz has performed well in the second round against Fabian Marozsan, and the first meeting against Dzumhur on the ATP Tour on Friday will seem to be a smoother thing.
Shrugged, he took off five straight games to end the opening game in 30 minutes, and his opponent looked angry as he struggled to curb the man seen as a defeat on Paris clay this year.
The second set followed in the same way, and Dzumhur, 33, did have a chance to get a breakout point in the second and sixth game, but he lacked the weapons to cause Alcaraz.
The double fault sealed the Spaniard’s two-set lead, but then, the error began to enter his own game as Dzumhur found another gear on the other side of the net.
After a brief pause to receive treatment for a knee injury, the Bosnian tried to enter the fourth round of the Grand Slam for the first time – finally getting the rest he’s been struggling for.
Alcaraz wasted three immediate opportunities to beat 4-3, with two others as his opponent took the game out.
Dzumhur broke the frustrated Spaniard on his first inquiry, and Alcaraz was forced to watch more of his own breakthrough points, refusing without responsibility.
But Dzumhur will only drive him down for the time being.
Alcaraz started showing glimpses of clinical form in two sets of the opening ceremony, winning four consecutive matches, breaking Dzumhur again when he was eliminated while serving in the match, approaching the clock in the French capital midnight.
