Alcaraz Shows 'good Rhythm' To Reach Last Eight

US Open 2025

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

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World number 2 Carlos Alcaraz maintained his quest for a 2nd US Open title pinch a straight-set triumph complete unseeded Frenchman Arthur Rinderknech successful nan 4th round.

The 22-year-old, who is done to nan past 8 successful New York for nan 4th clip successful 5 years, is still yet to driblet a group astatine this year's tournament, coming done 7-6 (7-3) 6-3 6-4.

The Spaniard will look Jiri Lehecka successful nan quarter-finals aft nan Czech 20th seed hit Adrian Mannarino successful 4 sets.

Alcaraz had to beryllium astatine his magical champion astatine times, producing 36 winners to 11 unforced errors, chasing down respective drop-shots and moreover producing an royal round-the-back return to antagonistic Rinderknech's attacking approach.

Despite some players serving beneath 50% connected their first serves, location wasn't a azygous break constituent successful a tight opening set, pinch Alcaraz yet taking nan tie-break 7-3.

An untimely double-fault from Rinderknech, who deed 17 unforced errors successful nan first set, sparked a tally of 5 successive points for his opponent, who past converted nan 2nd of his 4 group points.

"The first group was tight. We didn't person break points and it didn't mean we were serving good - nan percent was bad from some us," Alcaraz said.

"But aft that, I sewage successful a bully hit and tried to make nan astir of opportunities.

"I played bully fierce tennis and recovered a bully hit aft nan 2nd group and tried to support it going."

Addressing his instrumentality shots, he added: "Sometimes I believe them, I'm not going to lie!

"If I person nan opportunity, why not? The group for illustration it, I for illustration playing tennis for illustration this, it conscionable comes naturally."

The 2022 champion had to hold until nan sixth crippled of nan 2nd group for his first break points of nan match, converting nan 2nd pinch a smash victor to return a 4-2 lead.

He past wobbled connected his service to manus Rinderknech 2 opportunities of his own, but held patient earlier closing retired nan 2nd group 6-3.

Rinderknech halted Alcaraz's momentum successful nan opening crippled of nan third, redeeming a break constituent pinch a deft backhand volley, and pinch some players having rediscovered their first serves, nan group seemed destined for a tie-break.

However, successful nan ninth game, Alcaraz erstwhile again brought retired his flair, lashing a backhand passing changeable en way to 3 break points. While Frenchman Rinderknech saved nan first, he sent a forehand agelong connected nan 2nd and Alcaraz held to wrap up nan win.

Lehecka survived a fightback from Mannarino to scope his first US Open quarter-final.

The 23-year-old had 1 ft successful nan past 8 aft winning nan first 2 sets earlier nan unseeded Frenchman deed back, breaking his opponent's service 3 times successful a 32-minute 3rd set.

Mannarino, 37, besides won nan first 2 games of nan 4th set, but Lehecka converted nan 2nd of 2 break points to plaything momentum backmost successful his favour. He past won nan adjacent 5 games to triumph 7-6 (7-4) 6-4 2-6 6-2.