Carlos Alcaraz gave slightly scare in his final match towards Luciano Darderi, however he’s already within the spherical of 16 of the US Open after defeating the Italian 6-2, 6-4, 6-0. The scare got here through the second set, when he was main 6-2 and 5-4. Carlitos requested for the help of the physiotherapist as a consequence of a “twinge” in his proper knee. After the match, he reassured the followers, saying that after being handled and because the match progressed, the sensation of blockage disappeared.
The Spaniard has already reached the final 16, having already crushed Reilly Opelka (6-4, 7-5, 6-4), Thomaz Bellucci (6-1, 6-0, 6-3) and the aforementioned Darderi. Now within the subsequent spherical of the New York match he’ll face Frenchman Arthur Rinderknech, who defeated his compatriot Benjamin Bonzi 4-6, 6-3, 6-3, 6-2. Earlier than that, the Frenchman was the executioner of Spaniards Roberto Carballes (7-6, 7-5, 4-6, 6-2) and Alejandro Davidovich (6-4, 3-6, 2-6, 6-2, 6-3).
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Rinderknech is 30 years previous and ranked 82nd within the ATP rankings and has already reached his ceiling within the match. He has solely reached one ATP last, in Adelaide (250) in 2022. Will probably be the fourth time Alcaraz and Rinderknech have met, all the time with the Spaniard successful (US Open 2021, Queens 2023 and Queens 2025).
When does Alcaraz play within the US Open?
The Alcaraz vs Rinderknech match is on Sunday, August 31, though there isn’t a order of play but. In United States, the US Open matches may be adopted reside on ESPN, ESPN2, ABC, ESPN+ and Disney+, whereas updates, studies and evaluation shall be obtainable on MARCA.com and Radio MARCA.
