Carlos Alcaraz Garfia was having a fantastic US Open until the quarter-final. During the event, the new Spanish sensation has even upset Stefanos Tsitsipas in the third round after playing a fantastic match. However, Carlito’s body was severely battered after he spent so many hours on court.
Unfortunately, the 18-year-old had to withdraw in the second set when he faced Felix Auger Aliassime for a place in the semifinal.
The injury
During the press conference that followed his match against Felix Auger Aliassime, Carlito disclosed that he was struggling with his right adductor. Furthermore, he added that he is still not ready yet to play back-to-back 5-setters.
“It’s really tough to end a great tournament like this. I mean, I had no choice to still playing. I mean, first of all, I have to take care of my body, yeah, to still be healthy, no? It was a long match and, yeah, I didn’t feel good about still playing, so I had to retire. The right adductor is the principal problem for me.
I mean, to play two matches, fifth sets in a row, play at a great level, at a great intensity like four hours, it’s really tough for me. I am not used to playing these kinds of matches in a row.
Yeah, I think it’s really tough to recover to the next matches.”
Carlos Alcaraz Garfia in 2021
Ranked no.55, Alcaraz Garfia played his last match on the 7th of September when he had to retire when playing against world no.15 Felix Auger-Aliassime in the quarter and the scoreline was 6-3 3-1 .
At the moment, during this season Alcaraz Garfia has managed to achieve a composed 38-16 match record. Carlos clinched 2 titles in 2021 in the Oeiras 3 Challenger and in Umag.
Auger-Aliassime at the U.S. Open, ranking, and results in 2021
Currently the world no.15 (career-high), Felix has managed to achieve a compiled 33-18 win-loss record in 2021. The Canadian is participating at the U.S. Open where he managed to beat Evgeny Donskoy 7-60 3-6 7-61 7-68, Bernabe Zapata Miralles 7-65 6-3 6-2, Roberto Bautista Agut 6-3 6-4 4-6 3-6 6-3, Frances Tiafoe 4-6 6-2 7-66 6-4 and Carlos Alcaraz Garfia 6-3 3-1 ret..
Felix Auger Aliassime will square off with the world no.2 Daniil Medvedev in the semifinal. Their current record is 1-0 for Medvedev.
Auger-Aliassime reached the final in Melbourne (Murray River Open) and in Stuttgart (Mercedes Cup).
Carlos Alcaraz Garfia and Felix Auger Aliassime clashed against each other only on 1 occasion. Their head to head is 1-0 for Auger-Aliassime. When they played, Felix Auger Aliassime won 6-3 3-1 ret. in the quarter in New York (U.S. Open) on the 7th of September 2021.
You can see them in action in the following highlights.
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