Spain Lost In The Hopman Cup Despite Alcaraz Winning Against Croatian Tennis Players

Wimbledon Champion, Carlos Alcaraz (AFP via ANTARA)

JAKARTA - Spain were eliminated from the final fight when Rebeka Masarova was easily defeated by Donna Vekic 2-6, 1-6. Spain had to beat Croatia 3-0 to have a chance to reach the final on Sunday, July 23 against Switzerland.

Wimbledon champions Carlos Alcaraz beat Croatian Borna Coric in the Hopman Cup. World number one Alcaraz won over Coric 6-3, 6-7 (6/8), 10-5. However, they also lost in mixed doubles where Alcaraz/Masarova lost 1-6, 6-4, 14-12 to Coric/Vekic.

Finally, Croatia qualified for the final on Sunday against Switzerland.

Previously, in his first match since fighting for the Wimbledon title, Alcaraz was forced to work hard by David Goffin at the Hopman Cup at Nice, Friday, July 20.

In the men's singles, Alcaraz's top rankings had to struggle to beat Belgium's 111s 4-6, 6-4, 10/8.

Goffin broke the 20-year-old Spaniard's serve twice to win the first set and took a 3-1 lead in the second set before Alcaraz got up to take the game to a 10/8 super tiebreak after trailing 4-0.

Quoted from AFP through ANTARA, the victory made Spain equalize aftertens beat Rebeka Masarova 7-6 (7/3), 2-6, 10/5 in women's singles.

In the decisive doubles, Mertens/Goffin set aside Masarova/Alcaraz 6-3, 6-1 in just one hour to give the Belgian team a win.

The Hopman Cup is a mixed tournament. Each series of matches starts with the women's singles followed by the men's singles and then the mixed doubles.