Carlos Alcaraz stunned by Botic Van De Zandschulp at US Open
NEW YORK -- unbeaten run ended at.
Carlos Alcarazs 15-match Grand the US Open with.
Slam unbeaten run ended a sloppy 6-1, 7-5,.
at the US Open 6-4 loss to 74th-ranked.
with a sloppy 6-1, Botic Van De Zandschulp.
7-5, 6-4 loss to in the second round.
74th-ranked Botic Van De on Thursday night, a.
Zandschulp in the second stunning result that eliminated.
round on Thursday night, the pre-tournament favorite. This.
a stunning result that one was hard to.
eliminated the pre-tournament favorite. predict, given Alcarazs standing.
Alcaraz won the Wimbledon in July to. French Open in June raise his career total. and Wimbledon in July to four major championships,. to raise his career including taking the title. total to four major at Flushing Meadows in. championships, including taking the 2022. According to ESPN. title at Flushing Meadows BET, he entered the. in 2022. According to US Open as the. ESPN BET, he entered betting favorite at +190.. the US Open as But he never found. the betting favorite at his footing against Van. +190.
But he never De Zandschulp, a 28-year-old. found his footing against from the Netherlands. Alcaraz. Van De Zandschulp, a was way off, repeatedly. 28-year-old from the Netherlands. missing the sorts of. Alcaraz was way off, shots he usually makes. repeatedly missing the sorts routinely. After double-faulting to. of shots he usually fall behind two sets. makes routinely. After double-faulting to none -- a. to fall behind two deficit he has never. sets to none -- overcome -- the No.. a deficit he has 3-seeded Alcaraz slung his. never overcome -- the equipment bag over this. No. 3-seeded Alcaraz slung shoulder and trudged toward. his equipment bag over the locker room. Glancing. this shoulder and trudged in the direction of. toward the locker room.
his coach, 2003 French. dir="ltr">Glancing in the direction Open champion Juan Carlos. of his coach, 2003 Ferrero, Alcaraz pointed his. French Open champion Juan right index finger at. Carlos Ferrero, Alcaraz pointed his temple, then wagged. his right index finger that finger, as if. at his temple, then to say, "Im not. wagged that finger, as thinking straight." He might. if to say, "Im have been excused for. not thinking straight."
He being confused by what. might have been excused was transpiring under the. for being confused by closed retractable roof at. what was transpiring under Arthur Ashe Stadium on. the closed retractable roof a chilly evening. The. at Arthur Ashe Stadium 21-year-old from Spain came. on a chilly evening.
in with a 16-2. dir="ltr">The 21-year-old from Spain record at the US. came in with a Open, where he never. 16-2 record at the lost before the quarterfinals. US Open, where he in three previous appearances.. never lost before the This also was Alcarazs. quarterfinals in three previous earliest defeat at any. appearances. This also was major tournament since bowing. Alcarazs earliest defeat at out in the second. any major tournament since round of Wimbledon in. bowing out in the 2021 as a teenager;. second round of Wimbledon he has never lost. in 2021 as a in the first round. teenager; he has never at a Slam event.. lost in the first In contrast, Van De. round at a Slam Zandschulp only once has. event.
In contrast, Van been to a Grand. De Zandschulp only once Slam quarterfinal, getting that. has been to a far at the US. Grand Slam quarterfinal, getting Open in 2021. Otherwise,. that far at the though, he is not. US Open in 2021.
someone most folks would. dir="ltr">Otherwise, though, he is have expected to pull. not someone most folks of this sort of. would have expected to monumental upset. Consider: Van. pull of this sort De Zandschulp was just. of monumental upset. Consider: 11-18 for the season. Van De Zandschulp was at the start of. just 11-18 for the this week and hadnt. season at the start won consecutive matches at. of this week and a tour-level event in. hadnt won consecutive matches 2024. "Actually, I am. at a tour-level event a little bit at. in 2024.
"Actually, I a loss for words,". am a little bit he said. "Its been. at a loss for an incredible evening for. words," he said. "Its me." Sure was. The. been an incredible evening key stat probably was. for me."
Sure was.
that Van De Zandschulp. dir="ltr">The key stat probably won the point on. was that Van De 28 of his 35. Zandschulp won the point trips to the net.. on 28 of his The opening set was. 35 trips to the lopsided. With Van De. net.
The opening set Zandschulps powerful forehands and. was lopsided. With Van serves at up to. De Zandschulps powerful forehands 132 mph finding their. and serves at up marks, Alcaraz never seemed. to 132 mph finding to get comfortable, even. their marks, Alcaraz never if he had won. seemed to get comfortable, their past two matchups.. even if he had Alcaraz did not produce. won their past two a single winner in. matchups.
Alcaraz did not that set and was. produce a single winner nearly doubled up in. in that set and total points, 24-13. The. was nearly doubled up second set was a. in total points, 24-13. bit better for him,. The second set was but not enough so,. a bit better for and a double-fault gift-wrapped. him, but not enough a service break that. so, and a double-fault put Van De Zandschulp. gift-wrapped a service break up 6-5. When Alcaraz. that put Van De pushed a forehand wide. Zandschulp up 6-5. When to end the next. Alcaraz pushed a forehand game, Van De Zandschulp. wide to end the finished off a hold. next game, Van De at love that gave. Zandschulp finished off a him the initial two. hold at love that sets after 1 1/2. gave him the initial hours of action. Didnt. two sets after 1 take long for Alcaraz. 1/2 hours of action.
to fall behind by. dir="ltr">Didnt take long for a break in the. Alcaraz to fall behind third, too, at 3-2,. by a break in but he made a. the third, too, at stand immediately - well,. 3-2, but he made with some help, because. a stand immediately - Van De Zandschulps double-fault. well, with some help, ceded a break that. because Van De Zandschulps made it 3-all. Alcaraz. double-fault ceded a break then held at love. that made it 3-all. and smiled as he. Alcaraz then held at strutted to the changeover.. love and smiled as That grin quickly was. he strutted to the gone, though, because Alcarazs. changeover.
That grin quickly mistakes kept arriving, and. was gone, though, because Van De Zandschulp never. Alcarazs mistakes kept arriving, folded. "Of course I. and Van De Zandschulp had some nerves, but. never folded.
"Of course I think if you. I had some nerves, want to beat one. but I think if of these guys, you. you want to beat have to keep your. one of these guys, calm and keep your. you have to keep head there," said Van. your calm and keep De Zandschulp, who will. your head there," said face No. 25 seed. Van De Zandschulp, who Jack Draper of Britain. will face No. 25 in the third round. seed Jack Draper of on Saturday. "Otherwise, they. Britain in the third take advantage of it.". round on Saturday. "Otherwise, Alcaraz is the first. they take advantage of top-three mens seed to. it."
Alcaraz is the lose within the first. first top-three mens seed two rounds at the. to lose within the US Open since 2006,. first two rounds at when No. 3-seeded Ivan. the US Open since Ljubicic lost in the. 2006, when No. 3-seeded first round to Feliciano. Ivan Ljubicic lost in López. Alcaraz had entered. the first round to the night 25-1 in. Feliciano López.
Alcaraz had majors against players ranked. entered the night 25-1 outside the top 50,. in majors against players with the lone loss. ranked outside the top coming against No. 95. 50, with the lone Mikael Ymer in the. loss coming against No. second round of the. 95 Mikael Ymer in 2021 Australian Open. unbeaten. the second round of run ended at the. the 2021 Australian Open.
US Open with a.
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