Carlos Alcaraz saved his best play for the biggest points in a stress-free 6-3, 6-1, 7-6 (4) win over the 177th-ranked Lloyd Harris to set up a clash with Dan Evans
After waiting two additional days for the proper launch of his US Open title defence,overcame some uncharacteristic sloppiness in an otherwise straightforward win over Lloyd Harris on Wednesday night to move one step closer to a rare repeat in New York.
Alcaraz, the youngest ever No 1 seed in a US Open men’s draw, had taken the court on Monday night for a first-round match against Germany’s Dominik Koepfer, but advanced on an effective walkover after his opponent rolled his ankle on the sixth point of the match and retired not long after. From there Harris raised his level in the third – helped along no doubt by 16 of Alcaraz’s 29 unforced errors – getting his teeth into several of the Spaniard’s service games and even breaking the champion at love for 2-4. But the ruthless Alcaraz broke back immediately, then navigated a drama-free tiebreaker to close the show in just under two and a half hours.
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