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.
All eight men left in the US Open draw are chasing their first Grand Slam title win with Carlos Alcaraz retaining hopes of becoming the new World No 1 to ...
Not everything is as bad as I thought.” [US Open](https://www.tennis365.com/category/us-open/) “I lost twice in the past two months, so I will have to be ready for this battle against Jannik.” it was tough for me to come back in the fifth set, to stay strong mentally,” Alcaraz said. How cool. [Tennis News](https://www.tennis365.com/category/tennis-news/) It was unbelievable.” “After a fourth set [when] I had a lot of opportunities… “I played a couple of times against him. Without you guys, it wouldn’t be possible to win this match tonight, so thank you very much for the support tonight, thank you. I believe in myself all the time.
Alcaraz's victory over the 15th-seeded Croatian ensured there will be a new men's Grand Slam champion on Sunday.
Alcaraz’s victory over the 15th-seeded Croatian 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 number one when the ATP rankings are updated after the final. The sizeable crowd on the main showcourt gave the players a standing ovation with the clock striking 2.24 a.m., a couple of minutes short of the latest ever finish at the New York Grand Slam. After battling for three hours and 53 minutes at Arthur Ashe Stadium, where the roof was closed due to rain, Alcaraz, 19, dropped to his knees in jubilation after sealing the contest on his first match point when Cilic’s return hit the net.
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.
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.
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.
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.