The 23-year-old tennis player from Murcia, defending his champion title in New York, confidently defeated China’s Yibing Wu (ATP-113) in the third round with a score of 6:3, 6:4, 6:1.
For the Spanish tennis prodigy, this was already the 17th consecutive victory in the “Grand Slam” tournament, which is a new personal record.
“I feel better than I expected. I really thought that after the first match I would be physically dead, but recovery is going great. Outside the court, I do many things to stay in good shape. Right now, I am definitely showing a very solid level of play. Finally, I am back in competition rhythm,” Alcaraz shared his thoughts.
Having had favorable draws in the first three rounds of the “US Open,” “Carlito” will face a much tougher test in the round of 16 – the home court player Tommy Paul (ATP-21), who has already defeated the Spanish tennis superstar twice.
One of the biggest surprises of this year’s tournament in New York is undoubtedly Stefanos Tsitsipas (ATP-53).
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The former world No. 3 sensationally defeated Arthur Fils (ATP-11) in the first round, and now also took down Czech talent Jiri Lehečka (ATP-19) – 2:6, 6:1, 7:6(3), 6:1.
The 28-year-old Greek, who has reached two “Grand Slam” finals in Melbourne and Paris in the past, reached the “US Open” round of 16 for the first time in his career.
For a spot in the quarterfinals, S. Tsitsipas will compete against another very dangerous opponent – the US tennis sensation Ben Shelton (ATP-9).
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