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    "excerpt": "American Ben Shelton: World No. 1 Carlos Alcaraz made his Toronto debut on Centre Court against promising American Ben Shelton, winning in straight sets, here.",
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    "editor1": "<p><strong>American Ben Shelton:<\/strong>&nbsp;World No. 1 Carlos Alcaraz made his Toronto debut on Centre Court against promising American Ben Shelton, winning in straight sets, here.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Alcaraz has played once before in the Canadian Masters 1000 event, last summer in Montreal, falling in his opener to Tommy Paul. This year he is very much a favourite and judging by the response of the fans here it would be a real thrill to see him still standing come Sunday, reports nationalbankopen.com.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Centre Court was jam-packed for the match and Alcaraz received a thunderous ovation as he walked out. Shelton tested him early and stayed with the Spaniard throughout the match and although Alcaraz prevailed 6-3, 7-6(3), it was a closely contested affair. Each player had three break opportunities during the encounter with Alcaraz converting once in the opening set.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Shelton impressed with his booming serve that regularly passed the 230 kph mark and for a big man displayed great foot speed too.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><b>Also Read: <\/b> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cricketnmore.com\/major-league-cricket-2023-schedule-teams-squads\">Major League Cricket 2023 Schedule, Teams  And Squads<\/a><\/p><p>Alcaraz meanwhile summed up his first Toronto experience as follows, &ldquo;It was really, really good. Honestly, I enjoyed a lot my first match here in Toronto. It seems like I&rsquo;ve played here for many, many years.&rdquo;&nbsp;He will next face 15th seed Hubert Hurkacz on Thursday evening.<\/p>\r\n",
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