Carlos Alcaraz had plenty to smile about after a straightforward second-round victory at the Australian Open, breezing past Yoshihito Nishioka, 6-0, 6-1, 6-4.
“I think the less time I spend on court at the Grand Slams, especially at the beginning of the tournament, it’s going to be better,” explained the No. 3 seed after 81 minutes on Margaret Court Arena. “Physically I’m feeling great, but I just tried to be focus and spend as little time as I can.”
The former world No. 1 made things more complicated in his first round against Alexander Shevchenko, going nearly two hours against the unseeded Kazakh, but was far more efficient on Wednesday, crediting an improved serve that yielded 14 aces and 89% of points won off his first serve.
