0-3 loss in the second round of the US Open
15 consecutive wins in major tournaments also ended
‘Divine’ Carlos Alcaraz (21, Spain, world ranking 3rd) lost to a 74th-ranked player in the second round of the US Open, the last major tennis tournament of the season. Alcaraz had been aiming for a third consecutive major tournament win after winning the French Open and Wimbledon men’s singles in succession this year.
Alcaras, the 2022 US Open champion, was crushed 0-3 (1-6, 5-7, 4-6) by Botic van der Zandschulp (29, Netherlands, pictured) in the second round of this year’s tournament held on the 30th. This is the first time Alcaras has lost to a player ranked 15th or lower in a major tournament since the third round of the 2021 French Open. With this loss, Alcaras’ 15-game winning streak in major tournaments also ended.
Alcaraz, who finished the first set without recording a single successful attack (winner), even gave up the second set and left the court for a while, saying he would tighten the strings on his racket. However, he continued to make mistakes in the third set and eventually gave up the white flag after 2 hours and 19 minutes.
Carlos Alcaraz waves to the crowd as he leaves the court after losing 0-3 to Botik van der Zandschulp in the second round of the men’s singles at the US Open tennis tournament on the 30th. New York = AP Newsis
Alcaraz said after the match, “I’m confused. I had a lot of emotions that I couldn’t control throughout the match,” and added, “I gave away too many points easily today. I’ll use this as an opportunity to study how to play the next match.” Van der Zandschulp, who has advanced to the third round of the US Open for the second time, will compete with 25th-ranked Jack Draper (23, UK) to advance to the round of 16.
This year’s Australian Open men’s singles champion Yannick Sinner (23, Italy, ranked 1st) defeated Alex Mickelson (20, USA, ranked 49th) 3-0 (6-4, 6-4, 6-2) in the previous match to advance to the third round. Women’s singles No. 1 Iga Swiatek (23, Poland) also defeated Ena Shibahara (26, Japan, ranked 217th) 2-0 (6-0, 6-1) to advance to the third round of a major tournament for the 19th consecutive time.
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