Spain wakes up this Friday with the shocking news of the elimination of Carlos Alcaraz in the second round of US Open 2024. In the worst match in his memory since he exploded into the tennis elite, the Spaniard lost to the Dutchman Botic Van by Zandschulp in three series (1-6, 5-7, 4-6) with an unknown version of his game and mired in a crisis from which he has not been able to emerge. This is the hardest defeat in recent years for Alcarazblurred and anxious throughout the match and saying goodbye too soon to the dream of winning his third Grand Slam this season.
From Zandschulpnumber 74 in the ATP rankingplayed a virtually perfect match that coincided with a previously unknown version of Carlos AlcarazThe Spaniard strolled around the central court of the US Open between mistakes and long faces and failed to turn things around after a truly nightmarish first set. In the next two, not being accompanied by the serve in key moments and seeing his rival not give up on his intention to win the competition ended the resistance of the 2022 champion, who will not be able to defend his semi-finals from last season. and faces, in addition to this very hard defeat, a significant loss of points in the standings.
This Friday is the worst defeat of Alcaraz since he is part of the tennis elite, since since 2021 he has not lost in a Grand Slam without winning a single set, nor prematurely, only in the second round. It is true that the feelings with which I arrived Carlos At US Open They were far from the best, having given in at the first change of Cincinnatiand that his debut against Read You At Flushing Meadows it wasn’t brilliant either, but a defeat of this caliber was not in any group, not even, probably, in everyone’s best dreams. Botic Van by Zandschulpwithout a doubt the hero of the New York evening and already one of the names of the tournament, whatever happens.
