‘New Emperor’ Alcaras Advances to US Open Quarterfinals… Next opponent is Zverev
If she wins three more times, she could clash with Djokovic in the finals.
China’s Zheng Qinwen makes a sensation in the women’s singles quarterfinals by defeating No. 5 Javert.
Carlos Alcaras
Carlos Alcaras (No. 1, Spain), the ‘new emperor’ of men’s tennis,
reached the quarterfinals of the US Open (total prize money of $65 million, approximately 85.76 billion won), the last major tournament of the year. 온라인카지노
Alcaras defeated Matteo Arnaldi (61st place, Italy) 3-0 (6-3 6-3 6-4) in the men’s singles round of 16 on the 8th day of the tournament
held in New York, USA on the 4th (local time) and advanced to the quarterfinals. settled on.
Alcaras, who won last year’s US Open and this year’s Wimbledon, is three wins away from winning her third career title and second consecutive US Open title.
Born in 2003, Carlos Alcaraz, 20, became only the second player to reach the US Open quarterfinals three or more times before turning 21 since 1968,
when professional players were allowed to participate in major tournaments.
The only player to reach the quarterfinals more than Alcaras before turning 21 is Andre Agassi (5 times, retired, USA).
Alexander Zverev
Alcaras’ quarterfinal opponent is Alexander Zverre,
who defeated Jannik Sinner (6th place, Italy) 3-2 (6-4 3-6 6-2 4-6 6-3) in 4 hours and 41 minutes. F (12th place, Germany).
Alcaras trails Zverev with 2 wins and 3 losses.
Zverev won 3-1 in the quarterfinals of last year’s French Open, the only match the two faced each other in a major tournament.
However, in the most recent match, the Madrid Open in May, Alcaras won 2-0.
As Alcaras advanced to the quarterfinals, the possibility of a ‘new and old emperor clash’ in the final between him and Novak Djokovic (2nd place, Serbia) increased.
Djokovic will challenge to advance to the semifinals the next day against Taylor Fritz (9th place, USA).
Andrey Rublev
Andrey Rublev (8th place, Russia) defeated Jack Draper (123rd place, England) 3-1 (6-3 3-6 6-3 6-4) to advance to the men’s singles quarterfinals.
Rublev’s next opponent is Daniil Medvedev (3rd place, Russia), the winner of the 2021 competition.
Medvedev defeated Alex Diminor (13th, Australia) 3-1 (2-6 6-4 6-1 6-2) in the round of 16 on this day.
In terms of overall head-to-head record, Bedvedev leads Rublev with 5 wins and 2 losses.
In women’s singles, this year’s Wimbledon champion Marketa Vondrowsova (9th place, Czech Republic)
defeated Peyton Stearns (59th place, USA) on her home court 2-1 (6-7<3-7> 6-3 6-3) and advanced to the quarterfinals.
The next opponent for Von Drouchova, who is attempting to win her second career major championship,
is Madison Keys (17th, USA), who defeated 3rd place Jessica Pegula (USA) 2-0 (6-1 6-3) on this day. all.
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Jeong Chin-won
Jeong Chin-won (23rd place, China) continued his sensational streak by winning 2-0 (6-2 6-4) over Ons Jaber (5th place, Tunisia), the runner-up in last year’s competition.
This is the first time 20-year-old Chung Chin-won has reached the quarterfinals of her major tournament.
Her best performance was reaching the round of 16 at last year’s French Open, her first attempt at a major tournament.
She will compete with Arina Sabalenka (2nd place, Belarus), who defeated Darya Kasatkina (14th place, Russia) 2-0 (6-1 6-3), to advance to the semifinals.
With world number one Iga Sibiontech (Poland) eliminated in the round of 16,
Sabalenka is considered the player most likely to win this tournament.
However, she showed confidence, saying, “I believe that if she stays true to her tennis, she can win against any player.”
If Zheng Qinwen wins the quarterfinals, she will be on par with Li Na and Feng Shuanyi (now retired),
who reached the semifinals with the best performance ever in the US Open
by a Chinese player in this tournament in 2013 and 2014, respectively.