Alcaraz beats Moutet in trick-shot test

TENNIS Rod Laver Arena was treated to a festival of trick shots as Carlos Alcaraz continued his smooth Australian Open progress with victory over Corentin Moutet.

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The flamboyant Frenchman is one of the few players on tour to possess a similar arsenal of flair to Alcaraz, and what the contest lacked in competitive tension it certainly made up for in entertainment.

Both men produced tweeners, drop shots and lobs aplenty, with Moutet pulling off consecutive underarm serves early in the second set.

The only time a smile left Alcaraz's face was when his opponent fought back from 3-0 down in that set with a run of four games in a row, but the world number one showed this was no exhibition by digging in and pulling away to win 6-2 6-4 6-1.