Carlos Alcaraz kept his flawless US open campaign alive on Sunday due to the threat of great serving Frenchman Arthur Rindernech to reach the quarterfinals.
A subtle adjustment to his return position in the second set, in combination with its typical bruises that struck everywhere, turned out to be decisive for Alcaraz in his 7-6 (3), 6-3, 6-4 triumph. After an evenly disputed opener, the 22-year-old Spaniard fell deeper to tackle the Serve of Rinder Knech and eventually sailed on to the last eight during a big tournament without dropping a set for the first time in his career.
“At the start of the first set we were tight. We had no breaking points in the first set, but it did not mean that we served well, because the percentage was really bad about both,” said Alcaraz. ‘I’m just [found] A good rhythm, a good position for the return … I tried to get the most out of the opportunities he gave me, but there were not many. ”
With his two -hour victory of 12 minutes, Alcaraz became the youngest man in the open era to reach 13 large quarterfinals. In his fourth US Open quarterfinals in his five performances at the event, the 2022 champion will then be confronted with the 20th Seed Jiri Lehecka.
Youngest men to reach 13 grand slam qfs (open era)
| Player | Age | Event |
1) C. Alcaraz | 22Y 3M | 2025 US Open |
2) B. Becker | 22y 9m | 1990 US Open |
3) B. Borg | 22y 11m | 1979 Roland Garros |
4) M. Wilander | 23Y 9D | 1987 US Open |
5) N. Djokovic | 23Y 30D | 2010 Wimbledon |
6) R. Nadal | 23Y 2M | 2009 US Open |
*Age at the start of the tournament
It was not long before Alcaraz fans stood in Arthur Ashe Stadium to a frenzy with a moment of daring glare in the fourth game. After a tame drop-shot, Rinder Stormed forward and drilled a forehand at Alcaraz’s feet, but the Spaniard reacted with a beautiful film behind his opponent and left the crowd behind.
“Sometimes I practice it, I’m not going to lie,” Alcaraz said when he was asked about the shot. “I don’t practice it too often, it’s just if there is a chance, I will try. Then it is the same in the game. If I have the chance, why not? I think people like it … I like to play tennis like this, so it just came naturally.”
Rondnech fought for the first time in the fourth round with a major and struck conviction with conviction during a tight first set, but he loosened his hard work with an early double error in the tie-break when serving on 2/1. Alcaraz was forced to save two breakpoints late in the third set, but remained unassailable on serve.
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With a tour leading 58 victories and six titles in 2025 according to the Infosys ATP Win/Loss Index, Alcaraz stays on schedule to darken his career-best count of 65 stores on tour level and six trophies from 2023.
Alcaraz could also return to number 1 in the PIF ATP ranking for the first time since September of that year if he matches or surpasses the result of the defending champion Jannik Sinner in New York. Bright Rivals Alcaraz and Sinner are sown to meet each other in the championship match for the fifth consecutive tournament that they both played.
With his victory, Alcaraz booked his place in the quarterfinals of all four major tournaments in the same season for the first time in his career, and emphasized the consistency he brought to the top in 2025. He is the first in the PIF ATP Live Race to Turin and in good shape to recover from the end of the end of the year
Although Alcaraz will take a 2-1 Lexus ATP Head2head to his quarter-final meeting with Lehecka, it was the Czech star who came in their only earlier collision on hard courts in Doha in Doha in February.
Earlier on Sunday lunch in New York in New York, Lehecka held on for a 7-6 (4), 6-4, 2-6, 6-2 victory over Adrian Mannarino to reach the quarterfinals during a big tournament for the second time in his career. The 23-year-old is a maximum of number 15 in the PIF ATP Live ranking and has provided his top 20 debut after the tournament.
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