"I was playing against the opponent and I was playing against myself in my mind," Alcaraz said after the loss. "I mean, a lot of emotions that I couldn't control ... It was a roller coaster. I can't be like that if I want to think about big things [results]."
Alcaraz, 21, fell to world No. 74 Botic van de Zandschulp of the Netherlands in straight sets, snapping his 15-match Grand Slam win streak.
Coming in with a dazzling 16-2 record at the U.S. Open, Alcaraz had never been eliminated before the quarterfinals in three previous appearances.
When the men's bracket was first released a week ago, tennis fans were stunned to see No. 1 Jannik Sinner, No. 3 Alcaraz and No. 5 Daniil Medvedev in the same half.
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