"Alcaraz, however, had to remain patient in an intense opening set as Rinderknech imposed himself with his vicious first serve and flat, ultraoffensive game. But the Spaniard is serving well, striking his forehand cleanly and thinking clearly on court. Despite his incredible success, Alcaraz has rarely navigated the earlier stages of a grand slam tournament without some drama. This is the first time in his career that he has got to the quarter-finals of any grand slam championship without dropping a set."
"I felt terrible coming into this tournament, honestly, she said. I had a practice Wednesday, I think I hit with Sabalenka. She killed me. I was playing terrible. Then we went out for a second hour, and I stopped like halfway through the hour and was, like: I'm done, like, this isn't good. I don't know why I'm out here practising.' It was hard"
Carlos Alcaraz beat Arthur Rinderknech 7-6 (3), 6-3, 6-4 to reach the US Open quarter-finals, overcoming an intense opening set against Rinderknech's powerful serve and ultraoffensive game. Alcaraz served well, struck his forehand cleanly and remained composed. He reached a grand slam quarter-final without dropping a set for the first time in his career and has reached the final in each of his past seven events. At 22 he became the youngest man in the Open Era to reach 13 grand slam quarter-finals and reached quarter-finals at all four slams in a calendar year for the first time. Fourth seed Jessica Pegula defeated Ann Li 6-1, 6-2 after arriving at the tournament in poor form, recovering timing and confidence following a difficult preparation week.
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