Carlos Alcaraz in Cruise Control at US Open with straight sets victory on Arthur Rinder Knech

Carlos Alcaraz continued his highest form in New York when he returned to the quarterfinals of the US Open with an insured version, which ended the Frenchman Arthur Rindernech with a 7-6 (3), 6-3, 6-4 victory.

However, Alcaraz had to remain patient in an intense opening set, because Rinder Knech imposed himself with his mean first serve and a flat, ultra -offensive competition. But the Spaniard serves well, hits his forehand neatly and is clearly thinking of the field.

Despite his incredible success, Alcaraz has rarely navigated the earlier stages of a Grand Slam tournament without a drama. This is the first time in his career that he has received the quarterfinals of each Grand Slam championship without dropping a set. He is so far in the most consistent form of his career, after he has reached the final in each of his last seven events, and he has brought himself into a strong position to continue this run.

At the age of 22 he is the youngest man in the open era to reach 13 quarterfinals from Grand Slam and to beat Boris Becker’s record in 1990, but this is the first time in his career that he has reached the quarterfinals of all four Grand Slam titles in a calendar year.

A year since her breakthrough to the US Open -Final, Jessica Pegula continues to find its shape at the perfect moment. Pegula, the fourth seed, defeated her countryman Ann Li 6-1, 6-2 to return to the US Open quarter finals. Despite her successful history about our hard courts, Pegula had arrived in poor form at Flushing Meadows, a record of 2-4 compiled since Wimbledon. The No 2 American has passed a hellish week for the tournament, but she has now found her best form on the field.

“I honestly felt terrible in this tournament,” she said. “I had an exercise on Wednesday, I think I got with Sabalenka. She killed me. I played terribly. Then we went out for a second hour, and I stopped halfway through the hour and was,” I am ready, this is not good. I don’t know why I’m practicing here. “

“It was difficult, because that was the day after the mixed [doubles] Finished, so we switched to different balls and I was a bit frustrated. The day was really cold and windy. I was, “Yes, I’m ready for today.” So I walked a bit off the field, not very happy. Went and did an escape room with my friends and had two drinks and I had something like that, I just have to chill and stop so frustrated and think about all these practices. “

Daniil Medvedev has meanwhile terminated his old collaboration with his coach Gilles Cervara in the aftermath of his dramatic defeat of the first round against Benjamin Bonzi. Medvedev hired Cervara as his full -time coach in 2017, a partnership that delivered the 2021 US Open title, the No. 1 ranking and five other Grand Slam finals.