Reigning US Open champion Carlos Alcaraz continued his title protection with a third-round win in opposition to Daniel Evans. Alcaraz defeated Evans 6-2, 6-3, 4-6, 6-3 to advance to the spherical of 16 stage of the 2023 US Open.
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With this win, Alcaraz booked his spot within the fourth spherical of the US Open for a 3rd consecutive 12 months. Alcaraz needed to be at his gritty finest because the Spaniard got here out on high after a three-hour 10-minute contest.
Speaking after the match, Alcaraz referred to as Evans a difficult opponent, including that he’s actually glad to be taking part in within the fourth spherical of the US Open as soon as once more.
“He’s a tricky opponent. He always wants to go to the net. Great slices, good touch. I think this is my game as well, so we played a pretty good match. I think the people loved that. We made great points, great shots, a lot of different situations probably than in other matches. I’m really happy to get through and play the fourth round again in the US Open,” stated Alcaraz in his on-court interview.
Alcaraz had acquired a walkover mid-match in opposition to Dominik Koepfer of Germany within the first spherical. He then went on to beat South Africa’s Lloyd Harris in straight units within the second spherical.
The 20-year-old will now face Italy’s Matteo Arnaldi within the last-16 stage after he defeated Great Britain’s Cameron Norrie in straight units on Saturday.
Norrie crashes out
Norrie succumbed to a straight units defeat by the hands of Arnaldi at Court 17 within the ongoing 2023 US Open. Arnaldi downed the Brit 6-3, 6-4, 6-3 within the third spherical.
Arnaldi, ranked quantity 61 on the planet, is making his first main-draw look at Flushing Meadows. The win in opposition to Norrie takes him to his first-ever fourth spherical look in any Grand Slam. In truth, this 12 months’s US Open is simply the third main the Italian has ever performed.
Edited By:
Rounaq Sehrawat
Published On:
Sep 3, 2023
