Spanish star tennis player Carlos Alcaraz was eliminated after losing in the second round of the US Open. World number-3 Alcaraz was defeated by Botic van de Zandschulp, ranked 74th in the world rankings, in the second round of men’s singles on Friday. Zandschulp of Netherlands defeated four-time Grand Slam winner Alcaraz 6-1, 7-5, 6-4 in a match that lasted two hours and 19 minutes on the center court of Arthur Ashe Stadium. Osaka lost in the second round
Meanwhile, former number-1 Naomi Osaka of Japan was eliminated after losing in the second round of women’s singles. She was defeated by Czech Karolina Muchova 6-3, 7-6. Osaka has struggled to regain her rhythm in her return to the court. She defeated Jelena Ostapenko in the opening round. This was her first win over a top-10 player for the first time in four years. Alcaraz struggling with poor form
Zandschlp defeated Canada’s Denis Shapovalov 6-4, 7-5, 6-4 in the first round. On the other hand, Alcaraz defeated Australia’s Lee Tuoko 6-2, 4-6, 6-3, 6-1 in his first round. Alcaraz’s form has not been special for some time. After losing to Novak Djokovic in the final of the Paris Olympics, he had to face defeat at the hands of Gael Monfils in the opening round of the Cincinnati Open Tennis Tournament. Zandschlp is playing in the US Open for the fourth time
Zandschlp is playing in the US Open for the fourth time. He participated in this Grand Slam for the first time in 2021. That year he reached the quarter-finals. In the year 2022 and 2023, he was eliminated after losing in the second round. Bottic has not won a single Grand Slam title so far. Alcaraz won his first Grand Slam in 2022, also became world number-1
2022 was Alcaraz’s year. He entered the Australian Open for the first time with a 31st seed. He lost in the third round, but won four ATP titles including Miami, Madrid, Rio and Conde Godo Open. In the US Open final this year, he defeated world number-5 Casper Ruud by 4-6, 6-2, 7-6, 6-3 and won his first Grand Slam. He ended the year as world number-1 and continued the same form in 2023 and also won the Wimbledon final. Alcaraz won the French Open title this year by defeating Alexander Zverev. Apart from this, he also won the silver medal in the Paris Olympics. Read other sports news too… Disney-Star raises questions on World Cup schedule: Said- broadcasting suffered due to matches being held in the morning, pitches were also bad Broadcaster Disney-Star has raised questions on the schedule and timing of the T20 World Cup held in the US and West Indies this year. Disney-Star is the broadcasting partner of ICC events in India, which showed T20 World Cup matches in the Indian subcontinent. Full news… Barinder Sran’s retirement from international cricket: Played 6 ODIs, 2 T20s for India; won IPL with Sunrisers Hyderabad in 2016 India’s left arm pacer Barinder Sran has retired from international cricket. 31-year-old Sran made his debut for India in 2016. The same year, he played 6 ODIs and 2 T20s for India between January and June. Since then, he could not get a chance in the Indian team. Full news…
