NEW YORK (AP) — Carlos Alcaraz’s 15-match Grand Slam unbeaten run ended at the U.S.
NEW YORK — Carlos Alcaraz’s 15-match Grand Slam unbeaten run ended at the U.S. Open with a sloppy 6-1, 7-5, 6-4 loss to 74th-ranked Botic van de Zandschulp in the second round on Thursday night, a stunning result that eliminated the pre-tournament favorite.
But he never found his footing against van de Zandschulp, a 28-year-old from the Netherlands. Alcaraz was way off, repeatedly missing the sorts of shots he usually makes routinely. After double-faulting to fall behind two sets to none — a deficit he's never overcome — the No. 3-seeded Alcaraz slung his equipment bag over this shoulder and trudged toward the locker room.
The 21-year-old from Spain came in with a 16-2 record at the U.S. Open, where he never lost before the quarterfinals in three previous appearances. This also was Alcaraz’s earliest defeat at any major tournament since bowing out in the second round of Wimbledon in 2021 as a teenager; he’s never lost in the first round at a Slam event.
“Actually, I am a little bit at a loss for words,” he said. “It’s been an incredible evening for me.”The key stat probably was that van de Zandschulp won the point on 28 of his 35 trips to the net.
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