Hace just one, Carlos Alcaraz stood in his first US Open as number 55 in the ATP ranking. He would go on to reach the quarters, becoming the youngest top eight player in the Open Era, and set the stage for an unstoppable rise to the top of the racket sport.
Alcaraz and his debut at the US Open 2022
Alcaraz made his debut today on the Arthur Ashe track, the largest on the circuit, as the third favorite in the individual draw and with mathematical options to become the number one precocious of history on Monday, September 12 if it is crowned on the slopes of Flushing Meadows.
The ‘Big Apple’ is synonymous with entertainment and Charlie feels completely identified with it. At the moment he is already six wins away from the goal after taking down Sebastian Bez on Tuesday 7-5, 7-5, 2-0 and the Argentine’s withdrawal. 2 hours and 30 minutes of hard battle had passed.
“No one likes to win like that, with your rival injured. I feel sorry for him because he’s a great player,” declared the Murcian at the conclusion.
Bez had already tested the arts of his rival in the ‘Next Gen Finals’ in Milan that ended in the palm of the pupil of Juan Carlos Ferrero. And it is that he has improved his ranking 10 times in just one season.
Carlitos signs a perfect 8-0 in his debuts in the ‘Grand Slam’ tournaments. After struggling in the opening set, he scored the decisive break in the twelfth game.
The men’s tour sensation took a 2-0 lead in the second set. At the fifth ball of ‘break’, Bez returned to the scene, because his adversary was beginning to weigh the 31 degrees and 58 percent humidity in the Queen’s neighborhood. Unforced errors multiplied.
Up to four games chained the Argentine, who served to stand with 5-3. Then came a saving break from Alcaraz. He ate a banana and drank an isotonic drink that had come to him for the occasion from his bench.
“You have to get it out of the jar (head), you have to suffer“, Ferrero indicated from his privileged position in the first row of the center court.
Carlitos was spared sudden death because he printed one more gear in the twelfth round. The script is repeated.
Lesin de Bez and Alcaraz advance to the second round of the US Open
The world number four went to the locker room to change his clothes while Without Ask for the assistance of the physical therapist to treat your discomfort in the left leg. With 2-0 he was stuck and took out the white flag.
In the second round, the winner of the match between Tallon Griekspoor and Federico Coria awaits him. In case of victory, he will equal the 46 games won by Stefanos Tsitsipas, which are the top in the current season.
Tsitsipas could not add to that statistic because he was surprised at the premiere by Colombian Daniel Elahi Galn.
Most games won by the ‘top10’ this season
Stefanos Tsitsipas 46
Carlos Alcaraz 45
Cameron Norrie 42
Casper Ruud 39
Felix Auger-Aliassime 37
Rafael Nadal 35
Daniil Medvedev 35
Hubert Hurkacz 32
Alexander Zverev 29
Novak Djokovic 23
