Carlos Alcarat defeated Yannick Sinner 6-3, 6-7(7), 6-7(0), 7-5, 6-3 to reach the semi-finals of the US Open for the first time in his career. The 19-year-old Spaniard became the youngest Slam semi-finalist since Rafa Nadal at Roland Garros in 2005 and the youngest semi-finalist in New York since Pete Sampras in 1990.
The race lasted 5 hours and 15 minutes and ended at 3:10 am local time. The two tennis players went all out in the match from the future of the sport as both are expected to monopolize interest in the coming years.
The match was decided in detail. In the fifth and decisive set, Shinner made the first break in the fifth game, but the Spaniard immediately responded. Finally, Alcarat achieved the most decisive break of the match, taking a 5-3 lead and finishing the match on his serve.
The 19-year-old Spaniard is also in contention for the top spot in the world rankings. Rudd, competing in the other semi-final, is his main rival for first place.
Alcarat will face Francis Tiafou in the semi-finals. The American, having knocked out Rafa Nadal, beat Andrey Rublev 7-6(3), 7-6(0), 6-4 and for the first time in his career reached the last four Grand Slam tournaments.
The first break in the match belongs to Francis Tiafoe.
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Source: Kathimerini
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