Carlos Alcaraz ‘trying not to think’ about world No. 1 spot after ‘spectacular’ win over Marin Cilic at US Open

Carlos Alcaraz says he is «trying not to think» about the prospect of becoming world No. 1 following his dramatic five-sets victory over Marin Cilic in the fourth round of the US Open. Alcaraz will take on Italian 11th seed Jannik Sinner, who also needed to go the full distance to beat Ilya Ivashka, in the quarter-finals on Wednesday night.

Ad If Alcaraz wins the US Open title, he will become the world No. 1 following Rafael Nadal’s defeat to Frances Tiafoe on Monday. US OpenNew York, new champion: who will clinch their maiden Grand Slam crown?7 HOURS AGO «The truth is that I don't think about it [world No.

1], well, let's say I try not to think about it,” Alcaraz told the press. “I'm still a long way off, I have to win two or three matches and with an opponent as difficult as Sinner in front of me, I only think about that. “There are very high level opponents.

Jannik is one of them, but the other players show a great level; for example, I think Tiafoe has a great chance based on the tennis he played today.» Dark horse Tiafoe thrust into the limelight after Nadal win, Swiatek on song – US Open diary Why red-hot Garcia is relishing Gauff showdown in primetime quarter-final Alcaraz’s 6-4 3-6 6-4 4-6 6-3 victory over Cilic took three hours and 53 minutes, with the match ending at 02:24 New York time, two minutes short of the latest ever finish at Flushing Meadows. The 19-year-old revealed he has “never played tennis so late” in his career so far. «It was a spectacular feeling,” added Alcaraz.

“The public support was decisive, it gave me the energy I needed to win. It was very hard to lose the fourth set, Marin didn't have a single break point and suddenly I found myself with a break at the end. “Starting with a break in the