Carlos Alcaraz turns into the youngest male participant in 29 years to succeed in two Grand Slam quarter-finals after additionally making the US Open final eight
Carlos Alcaraz turns into the youngest male participant in 29 years to succeed in two Grand Slam quarter-finals after additionally making the US Open final eight
Carlos Alcaraz pummelled Karen Khachanov into submission in a 6-1 6-4 6-4 victory on Sunday to succeed in the French Open quarter-finals and stretch his profitable run to 14 matches.
The 19-year-old, who has taken the tennis world by storm this yr, turned the youngest male participant in 29 years to succeed in two Grand Slam quarter-finals after additionally making the U.S. Open final eight.
“It has been a great match from my side. I played really well from the beginning until the end of the match,” he stated. “I knew I had to be really focused from the beginning.”
“I expected the level that I played. I started really well and I kept the level for the whole match. I am very happy with it.”
He wanted simply 29 minutes to storm by the primary set along with his particular mixture of uncooked energy, punishing forehands and deft drop pictures that made his 26-year-old opponent look previous.
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Khachanov, the world no. 25 and a quarter-finalist in Paris in 2019, managed to carry serve early within the second set however the Spaniard broke him at 3-3, and by no means regarded again.
The pair traded breaks halfway by the third set on a cold and overcast night within the French capital nevertheless it was Alcaraz who pulled forward with yet one more break after an eye-popping ‘tweener’ lob over the tall Russian.
He wobbled a bit on the finish, losing 5 match factors on Khachanov’s serve, however that solely delayed the inevitable by one sport, as he sealed victory on his serve minutes later.
World no. 6 Alcaraz, who now has a 19-1 win-loss file on clay this season after profitable back-to-back titles in Barcelona and Madrid in April and May, will subsequent face third seed Alexander Zverev, who beat qualifier Bernabe Zapata Miralles in straight units.
“Sasha (Zverev) is playing a great game. He is real aggressive and it will be a tough match,” Alcaraz stated. “Best of five against him will be tough. He has beaten great players in Grand Slams.”
“I like to play tough, close matches so it is going to be a good match.”
Should the celebrities align for Alcaraz, he might ultimately tackle both world no. 1 and defending champion Novak Djokovic or 13-time Roland Garros winner Rafael Nadal within the final 4.
Source: www.thehindu.com
