Carlos Alcaraz, Jannik Sinner make US Open history in match that lasts over five hours
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Carlos Alcaraz defeats Jannik Sinner in 'unbelievable match' to reach US Open semi-finals
Carlos Alcaraz kept alive his bid for a first Grand Slam title after coming through a remarkable US Open quarter-final against fellow rising star Jannik Sinner on Wednesday night.
"We Are The Present": Carlos Alcaraz After Playing Marathon US Open Quarters vs Jannik Sinner
Carlos Alcaraz hailed his epic US Open quarter-final triumph over Jannik Sinner as the greatest match of his career while predicting an imminent changing of the guard in tennis. The 19-year-old Spaniard clinched a 6-3, 6-7 (7/9), 6-7 (0/7), 7-5, 6-3 victory in a tie which ended at 2:50 a.m. Thursday. At 5 hours and 15 minutes, it was the second-longest US Open match and surpassed the previous record for latest finish in New York of 2:26 a.m.
Alcaraz beats Sinner to reach US Open semi-finals
A thrilling 5hr 15min duel that finished at 2:50am local time ended with the 19-year-old Alcaraz claiming a 6-3, 6-7 (7/9), 6-7 (0/7), 7-5, 6-3 victory to advance to a last-four showdown with Frances Tiafoe of the United States on Friday. The previous record for the latest finish to a US Open match was 2:26am, which had been set three times before. Incredibly, it was the second early-hours-of-the-morning finish for Alcaraz this week. The Spanish No.3 seed had edged past Croatia's Marin Cilic in another five-set epic in the fourth round in a match that finished at 2.23am local time on Tuesday.
Carlos Alcaraz tops Jannik Sinner in latest US Open finish ever
NEW YORK: This was a match that would not end. Should not end, one might say. Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner, two of the brightest young stars of men’s tennis, traded shots of the highest quality and countless momentum swings across five sterling sets for 5 hours, 15 minutes until Alcaraz finally won the last point at 2:50a.m.
Carlos Alcaraz wins late-night thriller against Jannik Sinner to reach US Open semis
New York. The Spanish teenager collapsed on his back after the match lasting more than five hours concluded at 2:50 a.m., beating the previous record for the latest finish of 2:26 a.m. set in three matches in 1993, 2012 and 2014. The 6-3, 6-7(7), 6-7(0), 7-5, 6-3 win keeps alive Alcaraz's hopes of winning a maiden Grand Slam title and claiming the world number one ranking.
Carlos Alcaraz beats Jannik Sinner in late-night epic to set up US Open semi-final against Frances Tiafoe
Carlos Alcaraz showed incredible resolve to beat Jannik Sinner in a thrillingly high-level contest to reach the US Open semi-finals. Both players produced an outrageous level in an absorbing five-hour match that finished at 2.50am local time, the latest-ever finish at the US Open, beating the previous record of 2.26am. Ad Third seed Alcaraz recovered from a break down in the fourth set and fifth sets, and fended off a match point, before winning 6-3 6-7(7) 6-7(0) 7-5 6-3.