New York is in danger of storm and US Open organizers Arthur Ashe are closing the roof of the court. here he goes Carlos Alcarazchampion in 2022, to be measured by one eighth Matteo Arnaldi. She wears a pair of elastic bandages on her thighs, echoing the protective bandages she wore for the first time at Wimbledon. But neither the rain (a few drops) nor Alcaraz’s body was anything to worry about. And the Murcian champion became the only one ray This event, seen in Flushing Meadows, collapsed before the stubborn young Italian was left with a choice. 6-3, 6-3 and 6-4 and come back roomsThe winner of an epic nighttime duel between Jannik Sinner and Alexander Zverev.
Arnaldi is 22 years old, ranked 61st in the world, and the fact that he managed to air himself in three sets in the previous round says a lot about him. Cameron Norrie and French Arthur Fils, another adolescent phenomenon in the previous five. His resume is full of firsts this year (first entry into the top 100, first Grand Slam win in Paris, first promotion to the round of 16 in New York). But beating #1 will still be on hold.
Because Alcaraz is so overpowering. Despite a couple of mistakes and the San Remo man’s lack of courage, the El Palmar man broke the game in game six and the first set was settled in a little over half an hour. The second is not much different. Alcaraz leans in its favour, breaking Arnaldi as soon as it starts with reverse crossover. And relying on drop shots and volleys that crushed the Italian in the net from the start, Murcian no longer drops the ball, but evolves against the other side of the net and the defense intensifies.
Arnaldi doesn’t give up and goes in vain in the third game, even when Alcaraz is about to destroy this advantage, he defends with his claws and pushes the stadium to over 100 decibels with his resistance. But he has little to do and that opportunity comes and more Examples of Alcaraz’s ability, The tennis player whose right will be scrutinized for generations, as John McEnroe said (who returned to comment in person at the US Open after taking a few days off due to covid).
Shortly after half past three in the afternoon, the match was concluded, taking advantage of the Italian’s first serve match. Alcaraz returns to the quarterfinals and will be put to the test there. Zverev leads him in his personal dueling history with three wins from two losses. Despite his close ties to Sinner, the Italian player is undoubtedly his main rival for generations. Moreover, most likelyand six people in the world are hungry Revenge after letting him miss the match point in the quarterfinals in the best game of the Open last year.
Change in women’s summit
In the women’s draw, New York was guaranteed to crown the new queen. Last year’s champion, Iga Swiatek, will not be able to reaffirm his title after being removed by the referees. Latvian Jelena Ostapenka. And whatever the result in New York, the Pole will also lose on Monday WTA No. 1, where Belarusian Aryna Sabalenka will compete.