Alcaraz

It was "only" a quarterfinal, no trophy at stake, yet was as taut a thriller as this tournament has produced or, likely, will, a tour de force of big cuts on ...

[Coco Gauff](http://www.espn.com/sports/tennis/players/profile?playerId=3626), the 18-year-old American who was the runner-up at the French Open and bowed out in the US Open quarterfinals on Tuesday, spoke for anyone paying attention to Alcaraz vs. Just one: Alcaraz won one point after extending a rally by wrapping his racket behind his back to make contact with the ball. One more: Alcaraz fell onto his backside, then sprung up to race to smack a backhand that won that point. "I always say you have to believe in yourself all the time," Alcaraz said. I leave at 6am for the airport but I refuse to sleep and miss this. "But tomorrow, I will wake up -- or today, I will wake up -- trying to somehow [take away] only the positives." Tuesday, reached his first Grand Slam semifinal and is the youngest man to get that far at the US Open since Pete Sampras won the title at 19 in 1990. Could have finished in four sets. "Could have finished in three sets. Wednesday, Tiafoe was rather prescient when asked about Alcaraz and Sinner. Alcaraz, who has a chance to move up to No. Thursday, the latest finish in US Open history.

Carlos Alcaraz won a spellbinding battle of the young guns against Jannik Sinner to reach his first grand slam semi-final in the US Open's latest ever ...

But this time it was Alcaraz pinching a set, saving a match point at 5-4 and winning the final four games to force a decider. After breaking his opponent when he served for it at 6-5, Sinner won seven straight points to take the tie-break. This time it was Sinner who moved into an early lead, his flat hitting giving him the initiative, and he maintained his advantage until he came to serve for it at 5-4, when Alcaraz broke back. The Spaniard looked poised to take the set when he moved to 0-40 in Sinner’s next service game only for the Italian to produce some clutch serving when he needed it most. Sinner made a nervous start, double-faulting three times in his opening service game, and, although he quickly broke back, Alcaraz was hitting his shots with the greater conviction and deservedly took the first set. He could yet leave New York as the world No 1 but, in a tournament that appears to have finally signalled a real changing of the guard, this match was more than anything a demonstration that men’s tennis need not be scared of a future without its ageing superstars.

Carlos Alcaraz defeats Jannik Sinner in five sets to reach the US Open semi-finals. © Manuela Davies/USTA. ATP Staff Sep 08, 2022.

[US Open](https://www.atptour.com/en/tournaments/us-open/560/overview) history was 2:26 a.m., which happened three times. So it was a good match for sure. [US Open](https://www.atptour.com/en/tournaments/us-open/560/overview) quarter-final between [Carlos Alcaraz](https://www.atptour.com/en/players/carlos-alcaraz/a0e2/overview) and [Jannik Sinner](https://www.atptour.com/en/players/jannik-sinner/s0ag/overview). But it was a good match from my side, from his side. The 21-year-old Sinner then led by a break in the fifth set, but Alcaraz rallied, continuing to fire with his remarkable power from the baseline. The teen unleashed haymaker after haymaker to put himself in a winning position in both sets, but Sinner repeatedly bounced off the ropes and swung back with force. [Arthur Ashe](https://www.atptour.com/en/players/arthur-ashe/a063/overview) Stadium arrived for a tennis match on Wednesday evening. Alcaraz was unable to convert opportunities to win the second and third sets, which nearly proved fatal. As much skill was on display in the match, there was just as much courage and will. [Intesa Sanpaolo Next Gen ATP Finals](https://www.atptour.com/en/tournaments/intesa-sanpaolo-next-gen-atp-finals/7696/overview) champions were playing a video game, hitting “maximum power” and only rarely missing. The Spaniard saved match point at 4-5 in the fourth set and rallied to maintain his hopes of becoming the youngest World No. The battle was the second-longest match in [US Open](https://www.atptour.com/en/tournaments/us-open/560/overview) history.

Carlos Alcaraz saved a match point and dug deep to prevail over Jannik Sinner in a five-set thriller to reach the U.S. Open semi-finals in the early hours ...

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El español se impone por 6-3, 6-7(7), 6-7(0), 7-5 y 6-3 (en 5h 15m) y se medirá con Tiafoe en busca de una plaza en la final de Nueva York.

De repente, en contra de la lógica porque lo normal hubiera sido desfallecer y entregarse, se revuelve y se vacía: “¡Estoy hecho un toro, estoy hecho un toro!”, se anima. Aun así, después de un intercambio de bofetadas Alcaraz araña otro break que le sitúa en una posición de privilegio, con saque a favor para cerrar el tercero. En busca de proyección de cara al día de mañana, ahora que poco a poco se apaga la gran época dorada, el tenis encuentra un guiño propagandístico de primera, porque la rivalidad Alcaraz-Sinner promete y mucho. Sin embargo, el rival contragolpea, le encuentra el mentón y el golpe es tremendo: del 6-5 a favor al tie-break, y además una ráfaga demoledora (0-7) que arrastra hacia la cuarta manga. Ha servido para cerrar el parcial y ha fallado; le viene un alud encima y escapa; y remando a contracorriente, se expresa con grandeza. A la segunda opción que le brinda el desempate iguala el partido y echa una generosa palada de cal viva sobre al ánimo de Alcaraz, que lo acusa. En la Arthur Ashe, la gente va y viene y desfila entre los peloteos, disparando de manera significativa los decibelios con respecto a otras jornadas. [aspirante a dar su primera campanada en un Grand Slam y a hollar la cima del circuito](https://elpais.com/deportes/2022-09-05/nadal-acaricia-el-numero-uno-alcaraz-lo-tendra-muy-complicado.html). El incómodo murmullo permanente enmarca un duelo que transcurre a toda pastilla, de trallazo en trallazo. Carlos Alcaraz clava las rodillas en la central y boquea exhausto después de un tira y afloja histórico con Jannik Sinner, al que finalmente ha rendido cuando el italiano ha tenido antes el pase a las semifinales a falta de un empujón, del tiro de gracia. Se resuelve el thriller nocturno en 5h 15m –segundo duelo más extenso en el torneo tras el Edberg-Chang en las semifinales de 1992, de 5h 26m– y el murciano rompe su techo en un grande. Y es, puesto a soñar y licencia ya en mano, todo un

El emblemático y ruidoso Arthur Ashe fue testigo de uno de los mejores partidos de la temporada. Carlos Alcaraz (Nº4 del mundo) y Jannik Sinner (13º) ...

Cabe mencionar que de conquistar el título o llegar a la final y que el campeón no sea Casper Ruud, se convertirá en el número uno más joven de la historia. Dos de los tenistas de mayor proyección en el circuito hicieron genialidades de todo tipo, pero fue el murciano quien salió victorioso tras rescatar un punto de partido en el cuarto set y meterse por primera vez en la semifinal de un Grand Slam. Luego de cinco horas y 15 minutos, el español se impuso con parciales de 6-3, 6-7 (7), 6-7 (0), 7-5 y 6-3 y reservó el último lugar en semifinales.

Nueva York (EE.UU.), 7 sep (EFE).- Con una extraordinaria prueba de superación física y mental, el español Carlos Alcaraz anuló una bola de partido en el ...

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La victoria mantiene vivas las esperanzas de Alcaraz de ganar su primer título de Grand Slam y reclamar el puesto número uno del ranking mundial.

"No entiendo cómo lo hice", dijo en una entrevista en la cancha. El joven español se desplomó de espaldas después de que el partido de más de cinco horas concluyera a las 2:50 am, lo más tarde que ha terminado un encuentro en la historia del US Open. [Carlos Alcaraz](https://cnnespanol.cnn.com/2022/09/06/carlos-alcaraz-espanol-estrella-naciente-tenis-podria-ser-numero-1-mundo-orix/) salvó un punto de partido y remató en profundidad para vencer a Jannik Sinner en un épico encuentro de cinco sets y así llegar a las semifinales del US Open en la madrugada del jueves en Nueva York.

At close to 2:50 a.m. local time in New York, Carlos Alcaraz triumphed in a captivating, five-set encounter against Jannik Sinner at the US Open to reach ...

I have to stay in the match, trying to stay calm, but it's difficult to stay calm in that moment." The 21-year-old Sinner then led by a break in the fifth set, too, only for Alcaraz to once again refuse to bow down. Victory means Alcaraz could still become the youngest No. "Of course, the level of tennis that we have played, it was really, really high. But I felt great." It was, by almost half an hour, the latest ever finish in the tournament's history.

Tras 5 horas y 15 minutos, el segundo partido más largo de la historia del US Open, Carlos Alcaraz avanzó a semifinales al remontar ante Jannik Sinner.

Pero en el camino Alcaraz dejó un punto para el recuerdo, devolviendo desde el fondo por detrás de la espalda y después rematando con un passing. Pero en el quinto juego, a la sexta bola de break del set, logro por fin romper el saque del italiano. Eran más de las dos de la madrugada en Nueva York. Curiosamente, logró 3 de sus 5 aces en el quinto set. Entonces surgió el mejor Alcaraz, salvó el punto de partido, rompió el servicio de Sinner y se llevó el set ganando los dos siguientes juegos. Los dos sets que tuvo en la mano y no pudo cerrar pasaron factura a Alcaraz. Por una bola que se pasó unos milímetros, por un saque que entró en el momento preciso, por un resto que se quedó en la red… Alcaraz se enfrentará el viernes en la semifinal a Frances Tiafoe, verdugo de Andrey Rublev. Ambos tiraban globos, y mostraban su rapidez de piernas, corriendo de esquina a esquina, pero Alcaraz tiene una marcha más en su drive. Le rompió el saque dos veces más para un contundente 6-3 en la primera manga. Rápidamente mejoró y recuperó el break en el cuarto juego. Comenzó a soltar su potente derecha y a empujar al italiano al fondo de la pista.

Victoria heroica y memorable de Carlos Alcaraz en el US Open. Con una extraordinaria prueba de superación física y mental, Alcaraz anuló una bola de partido ...

Alcaraz, de 19 años, ya está seguro de entrar en el podio del ranking mundial y todavía tiene a su alcance la primera posición. Tras desaprovechar trece de 21, logró dar el zarpazo para restablecer la igualdad. Un nuevo, duro, golpe para Alcaraz, pero una vez más insuficiente para dejarle KO. Logró aguantar y se aferró al servicio para mantenerse con vida. Victoria heroica y memorable de Carlos Alcaraz en el US Open. Se trata de las primeras semifinales de un Grand Slam en la trayectoria del murciano.

NEW YORK — This was a match that would not end. Should not end, one might say. Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner, two of the brightest young stars of men's ...

when Coco Gauff, the 18-year-old American who was the runner-up at the French Open and bowed out in the U.S. Just one: Alcaraz won one point after extending a rally by wrapping his racket behind his back to make contact with the ball. One more: Alcaraz fell onto his backside, then sprung up to race to smack a backhand that won that point. I leave at 6am for the airport but I refuse to sleep and miss this. and easily surpassed the previous mark for latest time of finish at the U.S. “I always say you have to believe in yourself all the time,” Alcaraz said. And, naturally, the fans would oblige. Open since Pete Sampras won the title at 19 in 1990. 1 in the rankings next week, will face No. NEW YORK -- This was a match that would not end. This match began Wednesday evening at about 9:45 p.m. 3-seeded Alcaraz, a 19-year-old from Spain.

Carlos Alcaraz defeats Jannik Sinner in five-hour, 15-minute classic. © Matthew Stockman/Getty Images. ATP Staff Sep 08, 2022.

The two-time ATP Masters 1000 titlist will next play [Frances Tiafoe](https://www.atptour.com/en/players/frances-tiafoe/td51/overview) on Friday. [Nitto ATP Finals](https://www.atptour.com/en/tournaments/nitto-atp-finals/605/overview) for the first time, has now improved to 49-9 on the season. [Intesa Sanpaolo Next Gen ATP Finals](https://www.atptour.com/en/tournaments/intesa-sanpaolo-next-gen-atp-finals/7696/overview) champions that finished at 2:50 a.m. 1 in the history of the Pepperstone ATP Rankings next Monday. Under the lights on [Arthur Ashe](https://www.atptour.com/en/players/arthur-ashe/a063/overview) Stadium, the Spaniard saved one match point en route to a historic victory. He loves the crowd. The match broke the record for the latest finish in tournament history and was the second-longest clash in [US Open](https://www.atptour.com/en/tournaments/us-open/560/overview) history. Alcaraz has the opportunity to become the youngest World No. “I mean, probably in other tournaments, everybody [would go] to their house to rest. The level of tennis that we played, it was really, really high. The crowd is amazing, I would say the best in the world.” “I feel better reaching a semi-final here [at the]

The Spaniard needed five sets and more than five hours to reach the semifinals in a match that ended shortly before 3 a.m. in New York.

Open and reached the final of the BNP Paribas Open in March before winning the Miami Open. He is the youngest man to reach the semifinals of the U.S. Sinner then missed a forehand swing volley just wide to allow Alcaraz to even the score at 5-5. He reached the quarterfinals last year in his debut U.S. Open since Pete Sampras, an American who was 19 in 1990 when he went on to win the title. Night sessions are also an important source of revenue for the majors and many other tour events (the French Open recently added one as well in 2021). Open is not alone: The Australian Open, the first major of the season, has had even later finishes. He will face Frances Tiafoe of the United States on Friday in what will be the first Grand Slam semifinal for both men. “I always say you have to believe in yourself all the time, and that hope is the last thing you lose,” Alcaraz said in an on-court interview early Thursday morning. Open, behind only the 1992 semifinal between Stefan Edberg and Michael Chang, won by Edberg in 5 hours and 26 minutes. He will also have the advantage of extra rest. Open, played in a city that purportedly never sleeps, but Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner made it well worth staying up into the wee hours.

Carlos Alcaraz y Jannik Sinner, dos de las estrellas jóvenes más brillantes del tenis masculino, cruzan golpes de la mejor calidad y la ventaja cambia de ...

En otro, el español cayó de espaldas, pero se levantó de un salto y corrió para asestar un revés que ganó ese punto. En uno de ellos, Alcaraz ganó un punto tras alargar un peloteo pasando la raqueta por detrás de su espalda para llegar a la pelota. Carlos Alcaraz y Jannik Sinner, dos de las estrellas jóvenes más brillantes del tenis masculino, cruzaron golpes de la mejor calidad y la ventaja cambió de manos un sinfín de veces durante cinco admirables sets que se prolongaron 5 horas y 15 minutos, hasta que Alcaraz ganó el último punto a las 2:50 de la madrugada del jueves, el final de partido más tardío en la historia del torneo. “Podría haber terminado en tres sets. Podría haber terminado en cuatro sets. “Pero mañana me levantaré -o hoy me levantaré- y de algún modo intentaré (mirar) sólo lo positivo”.

Todo indicaba que Carlos Alcaraz pasaría su enorme 2022 sin ganar un Grand Slam, algo que a lo largo de la temporada, por lo que supo hacer sobre las pistas ...

There will be a new U.S. Open champion on Sunday and a new world No. 1 in men's tennis on Monday. Ahead of Friday's semifinals, three men have a chance to ...

He is the first teenage man to reach a major semifinal since 2005, and the youngest U.S. 7 in the ATP Rankings, is trying to become the first Norwegian to reach the pinnacle of men’s tennis. If Alcaraz climbs to World No. If neither Alcaraz or Ruud make the final, Nadal will return to world No. “You have to believe in yourself. The Spaniard saved match point at 4-5 in the fourth set and rallied to win the last two sets. The current record is held by Lleyton Hewitt, who became World No. [In the live rankings, ](https://bertie.forbes.com/#/compose?id=6319e22784480b0001ca8f90)Nadal is currently No. Open, while Alcaraz and Ruud are both in the semifinals. Thursday — the latest ending in U.S. Open history — the 19-year-old Alcaraz [three men have a chance](https://www.atptour.com/en/news/alcaraz-ruud-us-open-2022-world-no-1-projection) to become world No.