Carlos Alcaraz Convincingly Reached the Third Round of the US Open on Wednesday. The Spaniard Conceded Only four games to his opponent Mattia Bellucci and Apologized to the Crowd for the Quick Victory. In The Women’s Draw, Aryna Sabalenka Advanced.
The 22-Year-Old Alcaraz was finished within 1 hour and 38 minutes in the one-lided match Against the Two-Year-Mold Italian Bellucci (ATP-65). The World Number Two Did Not Lose a Single Game in the Second Set: 6-1, 6-0 and 6-3.
Afterwards, Alcaraz Realized That The Audience in New York had Hoped for A More Exciting Match. “I have to apologize to the spectators. I just have to get the job done. I thought i played great myself. From my first ball to the last.”
Alcaraz Will Face Another Italian in the Next Round. The 23-Year-Old Luciano Darderi (ATP-34) Defeated the American Eliot Spizzirri in Four Sets: 6-0, 7-6 (3), 2-6 and 6-4.
Alcaraz won the US Open in 2022. The Former World Number One Reached the Semi-Finals in 2023. Last year beached in the Second Round Against Botic van de Zandschulp. Jannik Sinner is the defending champion at flushing meadows.
Sabalenka Wins Another Tiebreak
Sabalenka also Qualified for the third round of the US Open after some effort. The Belarusian Title Defender was too Strong for the Russian Polina Kudermetova in two sets: 7-6 (4) and 6-2.
The 27-year-old Sabalenka Has Lost Only One of the Twenty Tiebreaks Played This Season. “I don’t know exactly why that is,” Said the Title Defender afterwards. “I know that every point in a tiebreak is important, so i might play a little more aggressively then.”
Sabalenka Continues Her Hunt for the US Open Title with a Match Against the Canadian Leylah Fernandez. The Number 34 in The World won in Three Sets Against Elsa Jacquemot from France: 2-6, 6-3 and 6-2.