Alcaraz 'not An Early Person' But Cruises Through

US Open 2025

Venue: Flushing Meadows, New York Dates: 24 August-7 September

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Carlos Alcaraz showed nary signs of being affected by a greeting commencement contempt being "not an early person" arsenic he sailed into nan US Open 4th information pinch a comfortable straight-set triumph complete Luciano Darderi.

The 22-year-old Spaniard had won his first 2 matches of nan tourney during nan evening sessions connected Arthur Ashe Stadium, but opened play connected that tribunal astatine 11:30 section clip connected Friday.

Italian 32nd seed Darderi, appearing successful nan 3rd information of a Grand Slam for only nan 2nd time, was swept speech 6-2 6-4 6-0 successful 1 hr and 44 minutes.

"I'm not an early person," said Alcaraz. "For me, it's difficult to aftermath up successful nan mornings.

"That's 1 of nan bully things astir coming - I woke up early, did nan warm-up and played good."

He continued: "I conscionable tried to commencement awake. Starting astatine 11:30 is thing I'm not utilized to, truthful my first extremity was to commencement well, focused, pinch power and a bully rhythm.

"I started beautiful well, pushing him to nan limit and trying to play agelong rallies. I played awesome tennis and I'm really proud astir it."

Alcaraz received curen to his correct knee and quadricep musculus while starring 5-4 successful nan 2nd set, but he said afterwards that nan discomfort soon vanished and he was "not worried astir it".

He said: "I'm emotion good. I asked for nan physio because erstwhile he collapsed my serve, connected nan past constituent I conscionable felt thing that was not moving bully successful nan knee.

"After 5 aliases six points, it was gone."

After nan aesculapian time-out, Alcaraz collapsed service successful nan very adjacent crippled to move 2 sets up, earlier rattling quickly done nan 3rd group to complete victory.

Alcaraz won his first Grand Slam title astatine nan US Open arsenic a teen successful 2022 and is aiming to triumph his 2nd awesome of nan twelvemonth aft retaining his French Open crown successful June.

He will return to nan apical of nan world rankings if he matches aliases betters Jannik Sinner's capacity successful New York.

His fourth-round force will beryllium nan unseeded Arthur Rinderknech, who is into nan past 16 of a Grand Slam for nan first clip successful his career.

The world number 82 recovered from losing nan first group to hit chap Frenchman Benjamin Bonzi 4-6 6-3 6-3 6-2.