US Open: Alcaraz in the final after the next five-set thriller
Carlos Alcaraz is in the final of the US Open 2022 after his third five-set win in a row. Alcaraz defeated Frances Tiafoe 6: 7 (6), 6: 3, 6: 1, 6: 7 (4) and 6: 3 and will play against Casper Ruud on Sunday.
by SID
last edit: Sep 10, 2022, 07:19 am
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After the next thriller, Carlos Alcaraz fell back onto the blue hard court and cheered completely exhausted: The Spanish super talent and the Norwegian Casper Ruud meet in the final of the US Open - and in addition to the title, number one in the world rankings is at stake. The 23-year-old Norwegian Ruud prevailed in the semifinals in New York 7: 6 (7: 5), 6: 2, 5: 7, 6: 2 against the Russian Karen Khachanov.
The 19-year-old Alcaraz followed him with a 6: 7 (6), 6: 3, 6: 1, 6: 7 (5), 6: 3 win in 4:18 hours against crowd favorite Frances Tiafoe in the final on Sunday ( 10 p.m. CEST/Eurosport). Both are reaching for their first Grand Slam victory and will be in second place in the ATP ranking from Monday. The winner of the final jumps to the top.
Ruud also in Roland Garros in the final
"It's wonderful to play for such big things," said Alcaraz: "I can already see the number one in the world, but at the same time it's still so far away." Tiafoe shed a few tears of disappointment but had to concede, "Carlos was too good."
For Ruud it is the second big chance this year. In Paris he clearly lost the final against clay court king Rafael Nadal, but then stayed tuned. "I can hardly describe what it means to me to be back in the final after Roland Garros," said the man from Oslo.
Alcaraz with Thriller against Sinner and Cilic
Against Alcaraz he has to play his very best tennis, he knows that: "I have to play all my shots very precisely and try to keep him a little further down the field." In the duel with Tiafoe, Alcaraz showed spectacular tennis again - as if the five-set hit against Jannik Sinner two days earlier had not happened. And also not against Marin Cilic in the round of 16.
On Saturday (10 p.m. / Eurosport) it's the women's turn first. Tunisian Ons Jabeur is hoping for her first major title and wants to benefit from the experience of reaching the Wimbledon final. But she has the toughest task at hand - against world number one Iga Swiatek from Poland, who keeps cleverly adapting her game to outperform her opponents.
Here the individual tableau in New York
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