At the age of 18, Alcaraz eliminated Tsitsipas, surpassing the Big Three in one achievement

Tsitsipas was knocked out. Photo: Xinhua News Agency

Beijing News (chief reporter Sun Haiguang) The US Open broke a big upset this morning, Spain's 18-year-old Alcaraz eliminated no. 3 seed Tsitsipas to advance to the round of 16. Alcaraz has won in all four Grand Slams this season, and the Spaniards are younger than the Big Three in unlocking that achievement.

Alcaraz is a supernova who emerged in men's tennis last year and is widely optimistic. Against Tsitsipas, Alcaraz fought very tenaciously and won 6-3, 4-6, 7-6 (2), 0-6, 7-6 (5). The victory made him the youngest player to reach the round of 16 of a Grand Slam since the 17-year-old A. Medvedev of the French Open in 1992, and the youngest player to reach the round of 16 of the US Open after Zhang Depei in 1989.

"He was young, fighting, never gave up, I had a great chance in the 3rd set but ended up losing 6-7. I can say that he can be a strong contender for a Grand Slam title 100 percent, and he has that ability. In the third set, Tsitsipas led 5-2 at one point, but was still reversed by Alcaraz.

"This win means a lot to me." Alcaraz said it was the greatest victory of his career so far. After swallowing the game 0-6 in the 4th set, Alcaraz was still able to withstand the pressure of the decisive set to win, and after the game he thanked the audience for their support, "Without this group of people, I probably wouldn't have won this game, it's all incredible for me." ”

Born in 2003, Alcaraz won his first tour victory at the age of 16 and has improved this season. At the ATP250 Umag Open in July, Alcaraz won his first tour title in the final against Gasquet in the final, becoming the youngest tour singles champion since compatriot Nadal (2004 Newport Open champion). In addition, Alcaraz has played in all four Grand Slams this season and has won all of them, and the Spaniard has completed this achievement at a younger age than the Big Three.

Watching the disciples win their first victory against the TOP10, the former Grand Slam champion Ferrero in the stands was thrilled. The two began working together in 2018, and Ferrero poured a lot of effort into Alcaraz. At the end of last year, Ferrero said that Alcaraz is expected to reach the top 50 in the 2021 season. After reaching the round of 16 of the US Open this morning, Alcaraz will be in the top 50 in the world rankings. Former world number one Kafernikov said bluntly that Alcaraz is expected to win the world number one in 3 years.

All four Grand Slams have won at least one regular match

Alcaraz 18 years and 3 months

Nadal 18 years and 11 months

Djokovic 19 years and 7 months

Federer 19 years and 10 months

Beijing News reporter Sun Haiguang

Edited by Wang Chunqiu proofread by Liu Jun