Paris (AP) – After winning his second round match at the French Open, the defending champion Carlos Alcaraz could finally do something he always wanted: singing for fans of Roland Garros.
Alcaraz defeated Fabian Marozsan 6-1, 6-1, 6-1, 6-1, 6-2.
The fans therefore thought it was everything, but Alcaraz had not finished.
“One thing, one thing. I always wanted to do that. I hope everyone will follow me,” said the 22 -year -old Spaniard.
Then, leaning towards the microphone, he sang the family refrain which often sings the crowd to Roland Garros.
Perhaps correctly, it is at the rhythm of the Spanish pasodoble. It is “PO-PO-PO-PO-PO-LOLO”-as the French writes it-and is always followed by a break then of an “olé”.
A smiling Alcaraz allowed the crowd to do the “Olé” game, then crashed their hands with Wilander before retiring from the clay court between strong applause.
Alcaraz later said that he had thought of singing this song after an interview last year here, but that he never happened.
He didn’t need to be so shy because he did not show picturesque fear and sang clearly.
His game in the red clay is also very refined: the four -time champion of the Grand Chelem tournaments won 29 of his last 31 games on the surface.
One of the defeats was against Novak Djokovic in the gold medal match at the Paris Olympic Games last summer, held in the same place as the French Open.
“I love this song,” said Alcaraz. “I have done great things in it, I experienced great moments and also bad, which I learned … I hope people can leave with a smile when I get out of the field.”
His rival in the third round will be the Bosnian Damir Dzumhur.
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