Alcaraz comes good after shaky start to make Australian Open third round
The 22-year-old Spaniard came through the arm-wrestle 7-6 (7/4), 6-3, 6-2 on Rod Laver Arena to set up a clash with France's Corentin Moutet or American student Michael Zheng.
But it was a struggle early on against a player 12 years older who has never won a career title.
"I knew he was going to play great. I mean, I know his level, I played him a few times already," said the world number one, who is bidding to become the youngest man to complete a career Grand Slam of all four majors.
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