Carlos Alcaraz showed great poise and resolve during his win in the fourth round of the US Open against the experienced Marin Cilic.
The 19-year-old Alcaraz got the better of the Croatian veteran 6-4, 3-6, 6-4, 4-6, 6-3. The match went on for 3 hours and 56 minutes as both players had to put in a tireless performance to earn a place in the quarterfinals.
The 2014 US Open champion lost the first and third sets but came back strongly to make it 2-2 at the end of the four sets. Eventually, the in-form Alcaraz held his nerves and get the better of his opponent. Following Cilic’s exit from the tournament, we will get a first-time US Open champion.
Alcaraz reached his second successive Grand Slam quarterfinal on a day when his idol Rafael Nadal lost to America’s Frances Tiafoe.
The young Spaniard will take on Italy’s Jannik Sinner in the quarterfinals. The 21-year-old defeated Ilya Ivashka in five sets in the fourth round to reach his first US Open quarterfinal. Because of the win, Sinner became the youngest player to reach the quarterfinals of all four Grand Slam events in a season since Novak Djokovic did it at 20 in 2007.
Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner have faced each other on a couple of occasions this year. The latter has won on both occasions.
Twitter reactions
The Twitter world hailed Carlos Alcaraz on his splendid performance enroute to the US Open quarterfinal.
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