Australian Open 2024: Awesome Alcaraz reaches fourth round at Melbourne
For just over an hour on Rod Laver Arena, twice Grand Slam champion Alcaraz simply beat 18-year-old Shang in the uncommon position of playing someone younger than himself.
For just over an hour on Rod Laver Arena, twice Grand Slam champion Alcaraz simply beat 18-year-old Shang in the uncommon position of playing someone younger than himself.
“I said I needed to play 11 out of 10. I played 12 out of 10, except the third set," Medvedev was quested as saying by ‘usopen’.
The top-seeded Spain's Carlos Alcaraz eased past Daniel Evans 6-2, 6-2 to reach the final of Barcelona Open, where he is bidding to become the first repeat champion since Rafael Nadal lifted the trophy three years in a row from 2016-18.
Cameron Norrie secured his fifth ATP title as he recovered from a slow start to defeat top seed Carlos Alcaraz 5-7, 6-4. 7-5 in the Rio Open final.
Playing his first ATP Tour match in more than three months, World No. 2 Carlos Alcaraz made a winning return to competition at the Argentina Open. beating Laslo Diere in a Round of 16 match.
While Daniil Medvedev of Russia will enter the US Open as the No. 1 player in the ATP Rankings, there may be a significant change in the standings in New York with five players vying for the top spot: Nadal, Medvedev, Alcaraz, Stefanos Tsitsipas of Greece, and Casper Ruud of Norway.
The World No. 1 faced a tough test against the Dutch. He made a fast start behind an instant break but had to survive the second set to secure a 6-4, 7-5 victory and advance to the third round in Cincinnati.
Djokovic is aiming for his fourth consecutive Wimbledon title and will have Australian Thanasi Kokkinakis or Pole Kamil Majchrzak awaiting in the second round.
Nadal, the winner of 13 Roland Garros title, dropped serve in the opening game of the match, but settled in on Lenglen and quickly found top gear. He broke back immediately and held to love in his next five service games, winning 23 straight points on serve
