Semifinalist at the US Open
He is the youngest semifinalist at the US Open since Pete Sampras in 1990 and the earliest in this round of a grand slam since Nadal in 2005.
Carlos Alcaraz beats Sinner and gets into the semifinals of the US Open.
The 5-hour, 15-minute duel between Alcaraz and Sinner fell 11 minutes short of equaling the longest match in US Open history: Stefan Edberg beat Michael Chang in the 1992 semifinals (6-7, 7- 5, 7-6, 5-7, and 6-4) after 5 hours and 26 minutes.
Alcaraz won his first two duels (Challenger Alicante 2019 and Paris-Bercy 2021)
Still, the Italian has been his executioner in his last clashes: Wimbledon round of 16 and the Umag final, where he missed six break balls in the second set game: " After that, I didn't know how to play. I didn't know what to do against Jannik. Once he lost that game, he could only win one more for Sinner's 11: he went from 7-6, 1-1 to the final 7-6, 1-6, 1-6. For the seventh time of the eight that he has played five sleeves, Alcaraz took the win.
Juan Carlos Ferrero's pupil is the leader of victories in 2022.
He is already at 49. Along with Rafa Nadal, he is the tennis player who has won the most titles this year, the Miami Masters 1,000 and the Mutua Madrid Open, in addition to the Conde Godó and the Rio Open.
In Miami, he was the third youngest winner of a Masters 1,000 in the Open Era and the earliest to do so in Miami, in addition to the first Spanish. At the Mutua Madrid.
Nadal and Djokovic
He was the first to beat Nadal and Djokovic in the same tournament on clay. Also, in Rio, he became the youngest ATP 500 champion. He took this honor from Jannik Sinner.
Michael Chang And Roland Garros
Aged 19 years and four months, Alcaraz entered the match against Sinner as the youngest to reach three Grand Slam quarterfinals since Michael Chang, who won the Roland Garros title in 1989 and reached the Roland Garros quarterfinals in 1990 and 1991 before turning 19 years and four months.
With his presence in the semifinals, he has become the youngest tennis player to reach this round at a Grand Slam since Rafa Nadal at Roland Garros in 2005.
The victory against Sinner gave Alcaraz the Nitto ATP Finals (Masters Cup) ticket. He will be the youngest player to play them since Andrei Medvedev in 1993 when he participated at 19 and two months old.
This is how Alcaraz celebrated it: On the ground, hugging with Sinner, on his knees, and connecting with Ferrero.
Twelve months later, he can come out as the youngest number 1 in history and smash Lleyton Hewitt's record for precocity. The Australian agreed to the position on November 19, 2001, at 20.
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