Carlos AlcarazNo 2 mondial, got rid of French Arthur Rinderknech7-6 (7/3), 6-3, 6-4, pour join the US Open quarter -finalstournament in which he has still not abandoned a set.
Faced with a mountain, which had only lost twice during its last 41 games, Rinderknech did not deserve, pushing the Spanish to the tie-break in the first set thanks to effective service games. But at the time of the decision, Alcaraz raised his level of play with a notch and flew over the decisive game. The Breton of adoption continued to face, but Alcaraz remained at altitude, capable of changing in one blow the nature of an exchange with its instinct and its extraordinary athletic qualities.
In four laps, the Murcian spent an average of less than two hours on the court per game, which guarantees him freshness in the second week. In quarters, the winner of the 2022 edition will find the Czech Jiri Lehecka (20th), winner in four sets-7-6 (7/4), 6-4, 2-6, 6-2-from another French, Adrian Mannarino, in 8th.
