Why Carlos Alcaraz was angry with umpire after ‘impossible’ decision during his opening match at the China Open

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Carlos Alcaraz was not happy with the chair umpire during his opening match at the China Open.

The 21-year-old competed against the dangerous Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard to commence his campaign in the Chinese capital.

It was a hard-hitting affair in which Carlos Alcaraz overcame the young Frenchman 6-4, 6-4 to advance to the next round.

But at one moment during the encounter, the Spaniard was involved in a heated exchange with the official, after being on the receiving end of a decision he did not like.

Why was Carlos Alcaraz upset with the chair umpire at the China Open?

After 44 minutes of play, Alcaraz took the first set against Perricard at the China Open.

But while holding a set point, he was given a time violation, which was his second of the set and therefore he lost his first serve for the next point. However he was still able to win the point and close out the set.

As the World number three made his way back to the chair, he expressed exactly how he felt after he was given two warnings during set one.

“I’m always very quick, I never get warnings,” Alcaraz said to the chair umpire. “You gave me two in one set. It’s impossible to play tennis like this”.

The China Open is operating an automatic shot clock during matches, as did Queen’s Club in London this summer. Alcaraz struggled with the technology in June and even said at the time: “This is not tennis.”

Carlos Alcaraz begins China Open with confident opening round win

Despite the decision going against him, Alcaraz wrapped up proceedings in straight sets against Perricard.

The Frenchman forced the initiative as he hit more winners, but Alcaraz was more solid on important points and produced far better serving statistics, with Perricard’s first serve percentage below 50%.

Post-match Sky Sports commentator Naomi Broady thinks Alcaraz playing at the Davis Cup and Laver Cup, both team events, has helped him find his form again.

“Alcaraz it looks to me like he’s got that spark back. Those team events have re-energised him,” she said. “I like how much he was getting up to the net. It’s something that we have seen in the game of Alcaraz right from the beginning.”