‘New Emperor’ Alcaras Advances to US Open Quarterfinals
‘New Emperor’ Alcaras Advances to US Open Quarterfinals… Cruising on Bondro Showbado
Carlos Alcaras (No. 1, Spain), the "new emperor" of men"s tennis, reached the quarterfinals of the US Open (total prize money of $65 million, approximately 85.76 billion won), the last major tournament of the year.
Alcaras defeated Matteo Arnaldi (61st place, Italy) 3-0 (6-3 6-3 6-4) in the men"s singles round of 16 on the 8th day of the tournament held in New York, USA on the 4th (local time) and advanced to the quarterfinals. settled on.
Alcaras, who won last year"s US Open and this year"s Wimbledon, is now three wins away from winning her third career title and second consecutive US Open title.
Born in 2003, Alcaras, 20, became only the second player to reach the US Open quarterfinals three or more times before turning 21 since 1968, when professional players were allowed to participate in major tournaments.
The only player to reach the quarterfinals more than Alcaras before turning 21 is Andre Agassi (5 times, retired, USA).
Alcaras will compete with the winner of the match between Alexander Zverev (12th place, Germany) and Jannik Sinner (6th place, Italy) to advance to the semifinals.
Alcaras and 22-year-old Sinner faced each other in the quarterfinals of last year"s tournament, engaging in a fierce battle that lasted 5 hours and 15 minutes.
This match, which ended in Alcaras" victory, was the second longest in US Open history.
After defeating Arnaldi, Alcaras said, "Ever since the bracket came out, everyone was looking forward to a quarterfinal match between me and Sinner," adding, "Last year"s quarterfinal matchup was one of the best matches of my life."
Andrei Rublev (8th place, Russia) defeated Jack Draper (123rd place, England) 3-1 (6-3 3-6 6-3 6-4) and advanced to the semifinals of the men"s singles.
Rublev will face the winner of the match between Daniil Medvedev (3rd place, Russia) and Alex Diminor (13th place, Australia) in the quarterfinals.
In women"s singles, this year"s Wimbledon champion Marketa Vondrowsova (9th place, Czech Republic) defeated Peyton Stearns (59th place, USA) on her home court 2-1 (6-7<3-7> 6-3 6-3) defeated them and advanced to the quarterfinals.
The next opponent for Von Drouchova, who is attempting to win her second career major championship, is Madison Keys (17th, USA), who defeated 3rd place Jessica Pegula (USA) 2-0 (6-1 6-3) on this day. all.
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