Carlos Alcaraz battled past Marin Cilic in five sets to ensure there will be a new male Grand Slam champion come Sunday at the US Open.
[Alcaraz lost to at Wimbledon](https://www.eurosport.com/tennis/wimbledon/2022/wimbledon-2022-jannik-sinner-holds-on-to-down-carlos-alcaraz-to-make-quarter-finals-at-sw19_sto9017773/story.shtml)and then [the Croatia Open](https://www.eurosport.com/tennis/sinner-downs-alcaraz-to-claim-croatia-open-crown_vid1725432/video.shtml)earlier this year, he added: “I played a couple of times against him. It’s going to be really tough.” Marin was playing unbelievable, but the support was crazy. I don’t know yet, but I believed in myself all the time. 11 seed Jannik Sinner for a place in the semi-finals. US Open
Spaniard Carlos Alcaraz beat 2014 champion Marin Cilic 6-4 3-6 6-4 4-6 6-3 at the U.S. Open on Monday to set up a next generation quarter-final clash ...
"I lost twice in the past two months, so I will have to be ready for this battle against Jannik." He's a great player, a really, really tough one," said Alcaraz. It was unbelievable." But I believe in myself all the time. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Without you guys, it wouldn't be possible to win this match tonight, so thank you very much for the support.
The US Open men's draw is guaranteed to have a first-time grand slam champion after Marin Cilic, the 2014 champion in New York, was beaten in five sets by ...
"It was tough for me to come back in the fifth set, to stay strong mentally, but ... "It was unbelievable," Alcaraz said in his on-court interview. local time -- just three minutes shy of the tournament's latest finish.
Carlos Alcaraz outlasted 2014 US Open champion Marin Cilic in a three-hour, 53-minute match the finished at 2:23 a.m. in Arthur Ashe Stadium.
Carlos Alcaraz beat Marin Cilic in five sets on Monday & will face 11th seed Jannik Sinner for a spot in his first Grand Slam semi-final.
- Matteo Berrettini (13) beat Alejandro Davidovich Fokina: 3-6, 7-6 (2), 6-3, 4-6, 6-2 - Casper Ruud (5) beat Corentin Moutet (LL): 6-1, 6-2, 6-7 (4), 6-2 - Karen Khachanov (27) beat Pablo Carreno Busta (12): 4-6, 6-3, 6-1, 4-6, 6-3 - Nick Kyrgios (23) beat Daniil Medvedev (1): 7-6 (11), 3-6, 6-3, 6-2 - Frances Tiafoe (22) beat Rafael Nadal (2): 6-4, 4-6, 6-4, 6-3 - Andrey Rublev (9) beat Cameron Norrie (7): 6-4, 6-4, 6-4
The Spaniard beat 2014 champion Marin Cilic in a match that lasted nearly 4 hours. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Alcaraz's victory over the 15th-seeded Croat ensured there will be a new men's Grand Slam champion on Sunday and also kept the Spaniard in contention to become the youngest world No. The sizeable crowd on the main show court gave the players a standing ovation with the clock striking 2.24am (2.24pm Singapore time) , a couple of minutes short of the latest-ever finish at the New York Grand Slam. NEW YORK - Spaniard Carlos Alcaraz beat 2014 champion Marin Cilic 6-4, 3-6, 6-4, 4-6, 6-3 at the US Open on Monday to set up a "next-generation" quarter-final clash against Jannik Sinner.
Carlos Alcaraz says he is “not thinking” about the prospect of becoming world No. 1 following his dramatic five sets victory over Marin Cilic at the US ...
“This match lets me see that I'm ready to compete at the highest level for more than four hours. “Starting with a break in the fifth was difficult, but I always believed in my chances. It was very hard to lose the fourth set, Marin didn't have a single break point and suddenly I found myself with a break at the end. “The public support was decisive, it gave me the energy I needed to win. US Open [about the prospect of becoming world No.
Carlos Alcaraz reached the US Open quarter-finals for a second successive year when he defeated 2014 champion Marin Cilic in an epic last-16 tie which ...
Alcaraz pounced in the 10th game of the third set to carve out the only break and a two sets to one lead. Alcaraz overcame a 0-2 deficit in the first set to seal the opener and was a break ahead early in the second before the 33-year-old Cilic stormed back to level the contest. "I was a break down in the fifth set.
The 19-year-old was one of five men who could end the tournament as the top-ranked player and the race has been narrowed down to just three, with Rafael Nadal's ...
“I'm still a long way off, I have to win two or three matches and with an opponent as difficult as Sinner in front of me, I only think about that,” he continued. [Carlos Alcaraz](/latest/carlos-alcaraz) has responded to the prospect of becoming the new world No 1 for the first time after the US Open. And Alcaraz’s chances are better than ever following Nadal’s fourth-round exit as he is now the highest seed left in the draw and will no longer face a potential semi-final clash with his compatriot.