No 3 seed has 15-match grand slam streak broken in 6-1, 7-5, 6-4 defeat 21-year-old had not lost before quarter-finals at Flushing Meadows Carlos Alcaraz's 15-match grand slam unbeaten run has ended at the US 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. The stunning result was hard to predict, given Alcaraz's standing in the game, his excellence of late and his opponent's far-lesser resume. Alcaraz won the French Open in June...
Carlos Alcaraz crashes out of US Open in shock loss to world No 74 van de Zandschulp
The Guardian - 30 Aug 2024 08:54
No 3 seed has 15-match grand slam streak broken in 6-1, 7-5, 6-4 defeat 21-year-old had not lost before quarter-finals at Flushing Meadows Carlos Alcaraz's 15-match grand slam unbeaten run has ended at the US 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. The stunning result was hard to predict, given Alcaraz's standing in the game, his excellence of late and his opponent's far-lesser resume. Alcaraz won the French Open in June...
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