Alcaraz

Coming into the US Open, there appeared to be two players a head above the rest: Daniil Medvedev and Rafael Nadal. Both are now out.

There are a lot of powerful players out there, and even a lot of speedy ones, and everyone is used to dealing with that kind of skillset. All bets are off if Alcaraz goes down; such is the strangeness of the 2022 US Open that he faces his toughest challenge to get there. And finally, he has some of the best hands in the world once he’s gotten there, and is at no disadvantage in the short game. Secondly, he has the quickness to get to the net in order to pick up the drop shot. I have a slight concern of whether Sinner’s elbow- and wrist-dominated forehand can keep from breaking down over long periods of assault from Alcaraz’s shoulder-heavy forehand (such as in a five-setter), and it may have been that very difficulty that forced Sinner to take five sets to remove Ilya Ivashka in Round 4 (the big Belorussian with a similarly-produced forehand to Alcaraz). And speaking of putting away balls at the net, Sinner is primed to neutralize Alcaraz’s favorite tactic. Even more to the point is the quality of the rivalry, and how it has already developed strangely. Both have leveled out at the moment, or more precisely have continued to grow but at a slower pace, but each still with the possibility of rising even higher. That is the first hurdle for Alcaraz, then, in the current match, having to beat the Italian on a surface that should favor the latter. Coming into the US Open, there appeared to be two players a head above the rest of the draw in Daniil Medvedev and Rafael Nadal. Nick Kyrgios vs Daniil Medvedev was supposed to be the match of the tournament. [Frances Tiafoe knocking out Nadal](https://lastwordonsports.com/tennis/2022/09/05/rafael-nadal-frances-tiafoe-us-open/), and Karen Khachanov upsetting the hottest player on tour at the moment in Nick Kyrgios.

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Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner are going to a fifth set in what appears likely to be the latest-ending match in U.S. Open history.

Sabalenka is the only 2021 semifinalist left in either draw. 3 Carlos Alcaraz against No. 1 Iga Swiatek facing No. They will be followed by American Frances Tiafoe, coming off his upset of No. Aryna Sabalenka is on the court in search of a second straight trip to the U.S. 6 seed matched her best performance at a Grand Slam tournament and will play for a spot in the final against either top-ranked Iga Swiatek or No. De Groot became the first women’s wheelchair player to win the Golden Slam last year, when her victory at the U.S. 3 Carlos Alcaraz or No. He will face either No. 2 Rafael Nadal, the No. Swiatek broke serve seven times in the match and Pegula six. ___

Bienvenue sur le live de L'Équipe pour suivre la rencontre de tennis entre Jannik Sinner et Carlos Alcaraz (US Open, Quarts de finale) La rencontre est ...

It was "only" a quarterfinal, no trophy at stake, yet was as taut a thriller as this tournament has produced or, likely, will, a tour de force of big cuts on ...

[Coco Gauff](http://www.espn.com/sports/tennis/players/profile?playerId=3626), the 18-year-old American who was the runner-up at the French Open and bowed out in the US Open quarterfinals on Tuesday, spoke for anyone paying attention to Alcaraz vs. Just one: Alcaraz won one point after extending a rally by wrapping his racket behind his back to make contact with the ball. One more: Alcaraz fell onto his backside, then sprung up to race to smack a backhand that won that point. "I always say you have to believe in yourself all the time," Alcaraz said. I leave at 6am for the airport but I refuse to sleep and miss this. "But tomorrow, I will wake up -- or today, I will wake up -- trying to somehow [take away] only the positives." Tuesday, reached his first Grand Slam semifinal and is the youngest man to get that far at the US Open since Pete Sampras won the title at 19 in 1990. Could have finished in four sets. "Could have finished in three sets. Wednesday, Tiafoe was rather prescient when asked about Alcaraz and Sinner. Alcaraz, who has a chance to move up to No. Thursday, the latest finish in US Open history.

Carlos Alcaraz won a spellbinding battle of the young guns against Jannik Sinner to reach his first grand slam semi-final in the US Open's latest ever ...

But this time it was Alcaraz pinching a set, saving a match point at 5-4 and winning the final four games to force a decider. After breaking his opponent when he served for it at 6-5, Sinner won seven straight points to take the tie-break. This time it was Sinner who moved into an early lead, his flat hitting giving him the initiative, and he maintained his advantage until he came to serve for it at 5-4, when Alcaraz broke back. The Spaniard looked poised to take the set when he moved to 0-40 in Sinner’s next service game only for the Italian to produce some clutch serving when he needed it most. Sinner made a nervous start, double-faulting three times in his opening service game, and, although he quickly broke back, Alcaraz was hitting his shots with the greater conviction and deservedly took the first set. He could yet leave New York as the world No 1 but, in a tournament that appears to have finally signalled a real changing of the guard, this match was more than anything a demonstration that men’s tennis need not be scared of a future without its ageing superstars.

Carlos Alcaraz defeats Jannik Sinner in five sets to reach the US Open semi-finals. © Manuela Davies/USTA. ATP Staff Sep 08, 2022.

[US Open](https://www.atptour.com/en/tournaments/us-open/560/overview) history was 2:26 a.m., which happened three times. So it was a good match for sure. [US Open](https://www.atptour.com/en/tournaments/us-open/560/overview) quarter-final between [Carlos Alcaraz](https://www.atptour.com/en/players/carlos-alcaraz/a0e2/overview) and [Jannik Sinner](https://www.atptour.com/en/players/jannik-sinner/s0ag/overview). But it was a good match from my side, from his side. The 21-year-old Sinner then led by a break in the fifth set, but Alcaraz rallied, continuing to fire with his remarkable power from the baseline. The teen unleashed haymaker after haymaker to put himself in a winning position in both sets, but Sinner repeatedly bounced off the ropes and swung back with force. [Arthur Ashe](https://www.atptour.com/en/players/arthur-ashe/a063/overview) Stadium arrived for a tennis match on Wednesday evening. Alcaraz was unable to convert opportunities to win the second and third sets, which nearly proved fatal. As much skill was on display in the match, there was just as much courage and will. [Intesa Sanpaolo Next Gen ATP Finals](https://www.atptour.com/en/tournaments/intesa-sanpaolo-next-gen-atp-finals/7696/overview) champions were playing a video game, hitting “maximum power” and only rarely missing. The Spaniard saved match point at 4-5 in the fourth set and rallied to maintain his hopes of becoming the youngest World No. The battle was the second-longest match in [US Open](https://www.atptour.com/en/tournaments/us-open/560/overview) history.

L'Espagnol Carlos Alcaraz, 4e mondial, s'est qualifié dans la nuit de mercredi à jeudi à l'US Open pour sa première demi-finale de Grand Chelem en sauvant ...

Alcaraz a eu le mérite de ne jamais baisser les bras. Mais Sinner est revenu et a remporté facilement le tie break. On craignait le vide que laisseraient immanquablement les départs de Federer, Nadal et Djokovic. "Je ne sais pas comment j'ai fait, le niveau de jeu, le niveau du match était..." Sur la balle de match, "j'ai cru en moi. "Frances a battu Rafa, Rublev, il est en grande confiance, ça sera vraiment dur.

US OPEN - Carlos Alcaraz a battu Jannick Sinner (6-3, 6-7, 6-7, 7-5, 6-3) pour se hisser en demi-finale à l'issue d'un combat de légende.

En attendant, il deviendra à 19 ans le plus jeune joueur à disputer une demi-finale de Grand Chelem depuis son compatriote Rafael Nadal à Roland-Garros en 2005. Même après avoir perdu sur le fil ce 4e set, Sinner, lui non plus, ne se désunit pas et repartit au combat lors d'un 5e set où, à nouveau, il compta un break d'avance pour mener 3-2. Les mots manquent pour qualifier le quart de finale monumental et quasiment historique, déjà, disputé cette nuit - enfin, ce matin – par Carlos Alcaraz et Jannik Sinner, le premier sortant finalement vainqueur d'un bras de fer de 5h15 (6-3, 6-7(9), 6-7(0), 7-5, 6-3) achevé à 2h50 du matin à New York, soit le match le plus tardif de l'histoire du tournoi, et le deuxième plus long après le cultissime Stefan Edberg/Michael Chang de 1992 (5h26).

C'est Alcaraz qui a pris le meilleur départ avant de rater l'immanquable sur une de ses 5 balles de set dans la deuxième manche. Le match aurait surement pris ...

Avec deux sets en poche, l’Italien pouvait un peu bomber le torse et enfoncer le clou en breakant très vite. Les superlatifs manquent pour résumer en quelques mots un duel de cette intensité. Le match aurait sûrement pris alors une autre direction.

L'Espagnol, en 5 sets et 5h14, a fini par écarter Jannik Sinner. Il vivra sa première demi-finale en Grand Chelem à l'US Open.

Et partager le match le plus tardif de l'histoire de l'US Open, conclu à 2h50 du matin à New York. Au terme de ce suspense haletant, Carlos Alcaraz est venu à bout de la résistance de son rival 6-3, 6-7 (7/9), 6-7 (0/7), 7-5, 6-3. Sinner a eu une balle de match à 5-4 dans le 4e set.

Carlos Alcaraz (ATP 4) a connu une grosse frayeur mais sera bien présent au stade des demi-finales à New York. L'Espagnol de 19 ans a renversé l'Italien ...

On ne donnait pas cher de sa peau à l'issue du 2e tie-break de cette partie. - 3 - 6

At close to 2:50 a.m. local time in New York, Carlos Alcaraz triumphed in a captivating, five-set encounter against Jannik Sinner at the US Open to reach ...

I have to stay in the match, trying to stay calm, but it's difficult to stay calm in that moment." The 21-year-old Sinner then led by a break in the fifth set, too, only for Alcaraz to once again refuse to bow down. Victory means Alcaraz could still become the youngest No. "Of course, the level of tennis that we have played, it was really, really high. But I felt great." It was, by almost half an hour, the latest ever finish in the tournament's history.

L'Espagnol, quatrième mondial à 19 ans, s'est qualifié cette nuit pour sa première demi-finale de Grand C.

Alcaraz a eu le mérite de ne jamais baisser les bras. Mais Sinner est revenu et a remporté facilement le tie break. Il a ensuite manqué beaucoup d'occasions: cinq balles de sets ratées dans la deuxième manche, puis il a servi pour le set dans la troisième à 6-5. On craignait le vide que laisseraient immanquablement les départs de Federer, Nadal et Djokovic. «Je ne sais pas comment j'ai fait, le niveau de jeu, le niveau du match était...». Il était 2h50 du matin à Flushing Meadows, où jamais dans l'histoire du tournoi, un match ne s'était terminé au-delà de 2h26.

Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner, two of the brightest young stars of men's tennis, traded shots of the highest quality and countless momentum swings across ...

when Coco Gauff, the 18-year-old American who was the runner-up at the French Open and bowed out in the U.S. Just one: Alcaraz won one point after extending a rally by wrapping his racket behind his back to make contact with the ball. I leave at 6am for the airport but I refuse to sleep and miss this. One more: Alcaraz fell onto his backside, then sprung up to race to smack a backhand that won that point. and easily surpassed the previous mark for latest time of finish at the U.S. Open champion Marin Cilic in the fourth round wrapped up at 2:23 a.m. Alcaraz has been working overtime in New York: His five-set victory over 2014 U.S. 1 in the rankings next week, and will face No. The other men's semifinal that day is No. Open since Pete Sampras won the title at 19 in 1990. A handshake at the net would not suffice. Alcaraz has a chance to move up to No.

Le duel mythique entre deux futures étoiles du tennis n'a duré que 11 minutes de moins que le record établi en 1992.

La sensation espagnole a refusé de s’avouer vaincue sur balle de match à 5-4 pour briser le service de son rival et ramener tout le monde à 5-5 avant de convertir son jeu au service à nouveau pour forcer une manche ultime. L'Italien semblait se diriger vers un billet pour la demi-finale, mais Alcaraz a renversé la vapeur avec le dos au mur. Alcaraz semblait bien en contrôle après une première manche convaincante et avec le momentum en fin de deuxième set. Un scénario presque identique s’est présenté en troisième manche quand Alcaraz servait pour la manche à 6-5. Sur une balle de match en quatrième manche, « j'ai cru en moi. », a confié Alcaraz qui n'avait plus de mots après une longue et respectueuse étreinte avec Sinner.

NEW YORK — Carlos Alcaraz saved a match point in the fourth set before digging deep in the decider to beat Jannik Sinner in a five-set thriller and reach ...

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The Spaniard needed five sets and more than five hours to reach the semifinals in a match that ended shortly before 3 a.m. in New York.

Open and reached the final of the BNP Paribas Open in March before winning the Miami Open. He is the youngest man to reach the semifinals of the U.S. Sinner then missed a forehand swing volley just wide to allow Alcaraz to even the score at 5-5. He reached the quarterfinals last year in his debut U.S. Open since Pete Sampras, an American who was 19 in 1990 when he went on to win the title. Night sessions are also an important source of revenue for the majors and many other tour events (the French Open recently added one as well in 2021). Open is not alone: The Australian Open, the first major of the season, has had even later finishes. He will face Frances Tiafoe of the United States on Friday in what will be the first Grand Slam semifinal for both men. “I always say you have to believe in yourself all the time, and that hope is the last thing you lose,” Alcaraz said in an on-court interview early Thursday morning. Open, behind only the 1992 semifinal between Stefan Edberg and Michael Chang, won by Edberg in 5 hours and 26 minutes. He will also have the advantage of extra rest. Open, played in a city that purportedly never sleeps, but Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner made it well worth staying up into the wee hours.

Plus de cinq heures d'un combat de titans, des renversements de situations à la pelle, un niveau de jeu stratosphérique et à la fin, c'est Carlos Alcaraz ...

Même breaké dans la manche décisive (3-2 pour Sinner), il est immédiatement revenu et a réussi à son tour à prendre deux fois le service adverse pour mener 5-3. Au point que même Alcaraz s’est pris au jeu de « high five », ces tapes dans les mains comme on en voit lors de matchs de basket NBA entre joueurs et fans. Sur la balle de match à 5-4 pour Sinner dans l’avant-dernière manche, « j’ai cru en moi.

Au bout de la nuit new-yorkaise, Carlos Alcaraz a remporté le match de l'année face à Jannik Sinner.

Programmées en session de soirée, les hostilités débuteront par le match le plus attendu entre Caroline Garcia et Ons Jabeur (à 1h du matin, heure française). La numéro un mondiale s’est sortie du piège tendu par [Jessica Pegula](https://www.rolandgarros.com/fr-fr/players/21863-j.pegula) en deux petits sets et 1h53 (6/3, 7/6(4)). Comme un symbole, c’est sur un coup droit massue (son 30e coup gagnant de la rencontre) qu’elle a converti sa deuxième balle de match. Redoutable au service, toujours aussi puissante et juste dans ses choix (30 coups gagnants sur l’ensemble de la rencontre) elle a tenté de poursuivre son entreprise de démolition dans la deuxième manche. [Carlos Alcaraz](https://www.rolandgarros.com/fr-fr/players/44408-c.alcaraz) et [Jannik Sinner](https://www.rolandgarros.com/fr-fr/players/39723-j.sinner) jusqu’au bout de la nuit. Il est le plus jeune joueur à atteindre ce stade de la compétition en Majeur depuis Rafael Nadal à Roland-Garros 2005, et le plus jeune à Flushing Meadows depuis Pete Sampras en 1990. [Iga Swiatek](https://www.rolandgarros.com/fr-fr/players/40613-i.swiatek) sera bien la seule championne de Grand Chelem à disputer les demi-finales de cet US Open 2022. Un scénario assez rare, qui laisse évidemment un goût amer à son adversaire, défait pour la sixième fois en six quarts de finale de Majeur. Seuls les grands de ce sport peuvent se relever d’un tel scénario et Sinner l’a fait, en breakant le premier dans la manche décisive. Mais bien avant le dénouement, les deux joueurs ont fait basculer le match dans l’irréel, s’offrant tour à tour des opportunités de prendre le large, annihilées au mental et au talent. Mais évidemment, les plus grands regrets seront pour le natif de San Candido, qui a obtenu une balle de match sur son service à 5-4 dans la quatrième manche. [Présenté comme un futur "classique"](https://www.rolandgarros.com/fr-fr/article/us-open-quarts-de-finale-preview-alcaraz-sinner-swiatek-pegula), le face-à-face entre l’Espagnol (19 ans) et l’Italien (21 ans) avait connu des précédents prometteurs, [notamment à Wimbledon](https://www.rolandgarros.com/fr-fr/article/wimbledon-j7-dimanche-historique-federer-djokovic-sinner-alcaraz-goffin-maria-jabeur).

There will be a new U.S. Open champion on Sunday and a new world No. 1 in men's tennis on Monday. Ahead of Friday's semifinals, three men have a chance to ...

He is the first teenage man to reach a major semifinal since 2005, and the youngest U.S. 7 in the ATP Rankings, is trying to become the first Norwegian to reach the pinnacle of men’s tennis. If Alcaraz climbs to World No. If neither Alcaraz or Ruud make the final, Nadal will return to world No. “You have to believe in yourself. The Spaniard saved match point at 4-5 in the fourth set and rallied to win the last two sets. The current record is held by Lleyton Hewitt, who became World No. [In the live rankings, ](https://bertie.forbes.com/#/compose?id=6319e22784480b0001ca8f90)Nadal is currently No. Open, while Alcaraz and Ruud are both in the semifinals. Thursday — the latest ending in U.S. Open history — the 19-year-old Alcaraz [three men have a chance](https://www.atptour.com/en/news/alcaraz-ruud-us-open-2022-world-no-1-projection) to become world No.

Fabuleux, Carlos Alcaraz a battu un non moins exceptionnel Jannik Sinner au bout d'un génial combat de plus de 5 heures afin de décrocher sa place en ...

[contre une Karolina Pliskova](https://www.rts.ch/sport/tennis/13364798-us-open-sabalenka-trop-forte-pour-pliskova-revient-en-demifinales.html) qui était partout sauf sur le court, la Biélorusse a ensuite assuré dans le 2e set pour plier l'affaire (6-1 7-6). Sa puissance a fait bien trop de dégâts dans le jeu et dans la tête de la Tchèque, emportée par la houle (30 coups gagnants!). Aryna Sabalenka a plus que très bien rempli son contrat en quarts de finale. Le Russe a paru plus que dégoûté, au bord des larmes au cours du 2e tie-break durant lequel il a été roué de coups. Et c'est fort, sachant que la Polonaise est dans le dernier carré sans avoir pratiqué un tennis exceptionnel. Cela a tourné à la démonstration dans le 2e tie-break, remporté 7/0, avec des aces et des coups gagnants venus de l'espace. Offensif et agressif à souhait, tellement solide dans tous les secteurs, y compris dans sa gestion de "l'après-Nadal", le joueur de 24 ans décroche sa première qualification pour une demie en Grand Chelem. Cet affrontement, irréel par moments, a incontestablement été "LE" match de l'année jusqu'ici. Gros match de Frances Tiafoe en quarts de finale! De plus, le respect qui les lie n'est pas feint. Mais voilà, malgré une balle de match en sa faveur dans le 4e set, et ce alors qu'il avait failli être mené 2 manches à rien quelques minutes auparavant, l'Italien a fini par céder au bout d'un combat de 5h15 "Je ne sais pas comment j'ai fait pour gagner, c'était incroyable", a relevé l'Espagnol, qui chasse le trône mondial.

Jannik Sinner falls to Carlos Alcaraz in New York in the early hours of Thursday morning. © Matthew Stockman/Getty Images. ATP Staff Sep 08, 2022.

The Italian will be aiming to finish the season strong and qualify for the [Nitto ATP Finals](https://www.atptour.com/en/tournaments/nitto-atp-finals/605/overview) in November, having competed as an alternate last year. I think we have improved a lot physically in the last month, so I was ready for a tough, tough battle. The Italian captured his sixth tour-level title when he defeated Alcaraz in the Umag final in July and is up to No. However, with a first major semi-final on the line, the 11th seed was unable to find a way past Alcaraz in their fourth ATP Head2Head meeting. This is in the top list,” Sinner said in his post-match press conference. The Italian hammered the ball with unrelenting force throughout the five-hour, 15-minute clash, but was unable to prevail, with the Spaniard showing his fighting spirit and quality to advance in five sets.

Carlos Alcaraz defeats Jannik Sinner in five-hour, 15-minute classic. © Matthew Stockman/Getty Images. ATP Staff Sep 08, 2022.

The two-time ATP Masters 1000 titlist will next play [Frances Tiafoe](https://www.atptour.com/en/players/frances-tiafoe/td51/overview) on Friday. [Nitto ATP Finals](https://www.atptour.com/en/tournaments/nitto-atp-finals/605/overview) for the first time, has now improved to 49-9 on the season. [Intesa Sanpaolo Next Gen ATP Finals](https://www.atptour.com/en/tournaments/intesa-sanpaolo-next-gen-atp-finals/7696/overview) champions that finished at 2:50 a.m. 1 in the history of the Pepperstone ATP Rankings next Monday. Under the lights on [Arthur Ashe](https://www.atptour.com/en/players/arthur-ashe/a063/overview) Stadium, the Spaniard saved one match point en route to a historic victory. He loves the crowd. The match broke the record for the latest finish in tournament history and was the second-longest clash in [US Open](https://www.atptour.com/en/tournaments/us-open/560/overview) history. Alcaraz has the opportunity to become the youngest World No. “I mean, probably in other tournaments, everybody [would go] to their house to rest. The level of tennis that we played, it was really, really high. The crowd is amazing, I would say the best in the world.” “I feel better reaching a semi-final here [at the]

Spanish wonderkid Carlos Alcaraz and American talent Frances Tiafoe will square off in their first ever Grand Slam semi-final for a place in the US Open ...

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Carlos Alcaraz paired his athleticism and shotmaking to outlast Jannik Sinner in an instant US Open classic and fill several highlight reels.

Few sports in the world spend as much time obsessing over its relevance as tennis, with pundits and even players constantly debating whether certain players or events are “good for the game”, particularly as the ageing legends begin to depart. Alcaraz and the 21-year-old Sinner had spent four hours utterly destroying the ball, flitting from side to side and using every inch of the court. One time he slid into the splits while chasing down a ball, then fell, got up and calmly threaded a backhand down the line past Sinner. Both players chased after the ball at full sprint until the very end, and [the latest ever finish at the US Open](https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2022/sep/08/carlos-alcaraz-jannik-sinner-match-late-finish-tennis-us-open). Not long after he somehow sweetly struck a behind-the-back shot, then slid into the forecourt and rolled a backhand passing-shot winner. For most of the first four sets, Sinner attacked without hesitation anytime the moment required it. In the face of Alcaraz’s total tennis, Sinner was competitive for just under four long sets. As Carlos Alcaraz sat down in the early hours of Thursday morning, time was running out and he knew it. Alcaraz’s movement alone is unlike anything else in the world right now and he soaked up so much of Sinner’s destructive power. In his short career, the 19-year-old has established a reputation for taking defeats with perspective and a smile on his face, but this time he had nothing. But he pairs his athleticism with his own brutal shotmaking and his extravagant all-court style.

The Spanish teenager's quarter-final ended at 2.50am on Thursday. Does the timetable at Flushing Meadows need to change?

Finally, for the night matches, the women used to always play first but that started to change several years ago so the burden of playing the second night match is spread out. Further, the US Open used to have the first-round spread out over three days and they smartly got rid of that practice. Of course, it’s an impossible task for the USTA to tailor the schedule in such a way as to make everyone happy. But that wouldn’t have been fair either since the women play their semi-finals on Thursday night without a day of rest. His five-set, nearly four-hour victory over former champion Marin Cilic was a fantastic match to witness for night owls and those brave fans at bars who earn the scorn of other sports fans by requesting the TV be switched on to the tennis. But for many millions of American tennis fans watching on the east coast – and west coast for that matter – the riveting conclusion came too late for their tired eyes.

À ses deux derniers matchs, Tiafoe a vaincu Nadal (2e mondial) et le Russe Andrey Rublev (11e). Pour sa part, Ruud (7e) croisera la route du Russe Karen ...

Sans oublier le fait que l’an dernier, ses présences en quarts de finale à Flushing Meadows et à Roland-Garros faisaient déjà de lui un véritable prodige. Cette année, Carlos Alcaraz a notamment vaincu Nadal et Djokovic deux jours de suite à Madrid. Il avait vaincu Roger Federer en demi-finales à Paris et avait empoché le premier de ses 22 titres majeurs contre Mariano Puerta. À ses deux derniers matchs, l’Américain a battu Nadal (2e mondial) et le Russe Andrey Rublev (11e). On retiendra aussi qu’Alcaraz est devenu le plus jeune joueur à accéder au carré d'as à New York depuis Pete Sampras, qui avait gagné ce tournoi majeur à 19 ans en 1990. Alcaraz a fini par inscrire le point décisif à 2 h 50 jeudi, tandis que les serveurs dans les bars de New York avaient déjà annoncé leur dernier service à leurs clients.

Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner's late U.S. Open quarterfinal thriller was a sign of something good and shows the future of men's tennis is in good hands.

“Of course, the level of tennis that we have played, it was really, really high. Eastern Time, a record for the latest finish of a match at the U.S. The fifth set I was also a break up. “Concerning also the rest of the tournament, I think this one will hurt for quite a while.” Theirs was the last quarterfinal, but it was the first knock-down, drag-out battle of what promises to be a glorious rivalry for the next 15 or so years. But they keep in the court, supporting me. Celebrate Nadal, who left his heart on the court in a year that brought him titles at the Australian and French Opens but also brought injuries that create doubts about whether he can maintain the physicality that is the essence of his success. Especially in the tough moments I served well. Sinner had a match point and was serving at 5-4 in the fourth set but missed a backhand, double-faulted and missed a volley. 7 train and the roars of planes taking off and landing at nearby LaGuardia Airport harmonize in a unique urban lullaby. You feel the momentum also. Wish the same for [Alexander Zverev](https://www.atptour.com/en/players/alexander-zverev/z355/overview), who suffered a gruesome ankle injury at the French Open.

Carlos Alcaraz, Casper Ruud and Rafael Nadal are still in the battle for No. 1 in the Pepperstone ATP Rankings entering the US Open semi-finals.

[Rafael Nadal](https://www.atptour.com/en/players/rafael-nadal/n409/overview) is No. 1 in the Pepperstone ATP Live Rankings, Alcaraz is No. 2 and Ruud is No. Alcaraz is trying to become the youngest World No. If one of them wins his semi-final and the other doesn't, the player who reaches the final will be World No. 1 spot in the Pepperstone ATP Rankings has been one of the most interesting storylines of this