‘I always say that I can be better, but right now I'm really, really happy with the level that I'm playing,’ says world No. 1 Carlos Alcaraz after surviving his first real test in the US Open
NEW YORK, USA – Defending champion Carlos Alcaraz overcame Britain’s Daniel Evans with a 6-2, 6-3, 4-6, 6-3 win on Saturday,September 2, surviving his first real challenge at the US Open in the third round.
“I’m feeling really, really well on court, really comfortable,” said Alcaraz, who picked up his second major title at Wimbledon this year. Evans did let out a roar as he broke Alcaraz with an unreturnable backhand down the line in the second game of the second set but the Spaniard broke back immediately and the Briton helped his opponent to another break in the fifth.
He finished the entertaining clash with another forehand winner, one of 27 in the match, prompting cheers of approval from the rapt crowd inside Arthur Ashe Stadium.
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