Australian Open: Carlos Alcaraz asks if he is ‘serve bot’ after 14 aces vs Nishioka
Carlos Alcaraz hilariously asked if he was a ‘serve bot’ after racking up 14 aces during his second round win against Yoshihito Nishioka in the Australian Open on Wednesday, January 15. Alcaraz delivered a dominant performance against the Japanese star and won the match 6-0, 6-1, 6-4 to progress to the next round.
Alcaraz, who is aiming to complete a career grand slam with a win in the Australian Open, dominated the southpaw from the on set and won 9 points on the trot on Wednesday before Nishioka was able to get one. However, that would prove to be a brief break in the Spaniard’s momentum as he amped up the intensity and took a 2-0 lead in the match within 43 minutes. While the Japanese star was able to dig deep in the third set and was able to outmatch Alcaraz in some of the rallies, the Spaniard broke him in the 5th game and closed out the match in style.
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After winning the match, Alcaraz would sign off on the camera and left a hilarious message asking if he was a ‘serve bot’ after his performance. You can see the image below:
What Alcaraz said about his service game
Speaking after the match, Alcaraz was happy with his service game and said it was something he had been working on during the off-season. The Spaniard admitted he wasn’t too happy with his serves during his previous match and is hoping it would be better in the next round.
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“I’m really happy with the serve today, it’s something that I worked on,” he said.
“I wasn’t too happy with the serve in the first round.
“I’m just glad it works (now), pretty, pretty well. Hopefully in the next round it’s going to be better.”
This was Alcaraz’ 8th straight win against a left-hander. The Spaniard will be facing Nuno Borges in the third round of the Australian Open on January 17.
