Tennis-Alcaraz overcomes teething trouble on tweaked serve to beat Michelsen in Tokyo网球——阿尔卡拉斯克服发球调整带来的初期困难，在东京击败米歇尔森
Oct 1 (Reuters) - Carlos Alcaraz shrugged off minor wobbles on his retooled serve to dismantle unseeded American Alex Michelsen 7-6(1) 4-6 6-1 and keep his Japan Open title defence on track while several leading players made first-round exits in Tokyo on Thursday.
FILE PHOTO: Tennis - Laver Cup - O2 Arena, London, Britain - September 26, 2026 Team Europe's Carlos Alcaraz celebrates winning his singles match against Team World's Taylor Fritz REUTERS/Dylan Martinez/File Photo
Oct 1 (Reuters) - Carlos Alcaraz shrugged off minor wobbles on his retooled serve to dismantle unseeded American Alex Michelsen 7-6(1) 4-6 6-1 and keep his Japan Open title defence on track while several leading players made first-round exits in Tokyo on Thursday.
Alcaraz saved three set points before clinching a see-sawing opening set with a strong display in the tiebreak but continued to experiment with his new sped-up service motion and was broken twice early in the next set.
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10 月 1 日（路透社）——卡洛斯·阿尔卡拉斯克服了重新调整后的发球中的一些小波动，以 7-6(1) 4-6 6-1 击败了非种子选手、美国选手亚历克斯·米歇尔森，继续保持着他在日本公开赛上的卫冕之路，而几位顶尖球员在周四的东京公开赛首轮出局。
阿尔卡拉斯在抢七局中表现出色，挽救了三个盘点，最终赢得了跌宕起伏的首盘比赛，但他继续尝试加快发球速度的新动作，并在下一盘开局两次被破发。
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