Alcaraz topples Cilic in the 4th round. HIGHLIGHTS, INTERVIEW – U.S. OPEN RESULTS

Carlos Alcaraz aces Marin Cilic 6-4 3-6 6-4 4-6 6-3 in the 4^th round in New York on Monday. Alcaraz will fight against Jannik Sinner in the quarter. The battle lasted 3 hours and 54 minutes. This run will match his most significant achievement in this event. Here you can see his history at this event.

New York

Alcaraz's Record

Carlos added to his prize money $ 167,000 after winning this match. He has won already $ 445,000 after this win. If he wins the next match, the Spaniard will add $ 260,000 to his earnings to get in total $ 705,000 in total.

Highlights Carlos Alcaraz vs. Marin Cilic U.S. Open – New York

Alcaraz’s Interview

Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners

Alcaraz

Cilic

6-4 3-6 6-4
4-6 6-3
3h:54

143

143

Total points

142

142

64

64

Winners

54

54

45%

45%

Ratio Winners

38%

38%

41

41

Unforced

66

66

38%

38%

Ratio Unforced

62%

62%

23/34

23/34

Net Approaches

27/39

27/39

68%

68%

Perc

69%

69%

-- Serve --

3

3

Aces

14

14

4

4

Double Faults

13

13

72%

72%

1st in

51%

51%

62%

62%

1st won

74%

74%

64/103

64/103

1st won

54/73

54/73

60%

60%

2nd won

48%

48%

24/40

24/40

2nd won

33/69

33/69

212

212

Fastest serve

214

214

174

174

AVG 1^st Serve

190

190

152

152

AVG 2^nd Serve

150

150

-- Break Points --

6/18

6/18

Total

5/9

5/9

33%

33%

Won

56%

56%

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At the end of the match, the Spaniard scored 143 points vs. Cilic’s 142.

Alcaraz

The Spaniard won this match even if he had a tough time converting his break points since he converted only 33% (6/18) of the procured opportunities.

Cilic

On the other side, Marin didn’t lose the concentration in converting 56% of the break points that he conquered points (5/9). However, that was not enough to win the match.

After this match, the head to head between Alcaraz and Cilic is 3-1 for Carlos.

Draw and next match H2H: Carlos Alcaraz vs. Jannik Sinner – stats

Alcaraz will take on Sinner in the quarter.

This will be the 5^th time that Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner fight against each other. The head to head is 2-2 for Alcaraz and Sinner (see full H2H stats), but they have never competed against each other on hard.

The last time that they played each other, Sinner won 6-7⁵ 6-1 6-1 in the final in Umag back in July 2022.

Live score progression and stats

Alcaraz started the set strong after breaking Marin Cilic in the 2^nd game (2-0). However, Alcaraz was not done to come back to break Cilic in the 3^rd (1-2) and in the 5^th (3-2) game before winning the set (6-4).

A crucial moment of this set was when the Spaniard won 4 consecutive games in the 1^st set so as to convert the scoreline from 0-2 to 4-2.

Alcaraz converted 66% of his break points (2/3). He had 3 break points opportunities in the 3^rd (1-2 0-40) and the 5^th game (2-2 30-40 and 40-A). On the other side, Cilic was clinical in converting the only break point that he conquered in the 2^nd game (2-1 15-40).

They played 58 points. Carlos was the winner of the set after clinching 4 more points than Cilic (31-27). Alcaraz lost 12 points on serve (19-12). On the losing side, the Croatian conceded 12 points on serve (15-12).

Alcaraz started off on the right foot in the set after breaking Marin Cilic in the 1^st game (1-0). Notwithstanding, Cilic refused to bow to find the way to come back to break Alcaraz in the 2^nd (1-1) and in the 4^th (3-1) game before winning the set (6-3).

A defining moment of this set was when the Croatian won 4 consecutive games in the 2^nd set so as to bring the game count from 0-1 to 4-1.

They contested 48 points. The Croatian conquered the set after winning 8 points more than Carlos (28-20). The Croatian conceded 9 points on serve (17-9). Regarding the other side of the net, the Spaniard conceded 11 points on serve (11-11).

Both players managed to hold their service games for the entire set. The only difference was just 1 break that Carlos conquered in the 10^th game (6-4).

The Spaniard converted 25% of his break points (1/4). He had 4 break points opportunities in the 8^th (4-3 30-40) and the 10^th game (5-4 0-40, 15-40 and 30-40). On the other side, Alcaraz didn’t concede a single break point during this set.

They played 57 points. The set was a huge battle since finally Alcaraz won just 3 points more than the Croatian (30-27). Carlos surrendered 8 points on serve (21-8). On the other side, the Croatian conceded 9 points on serve (19-9).

The set was pretty even as both players managed to hold serve with the notable exception of 1 break that Cilic snatched in the 9^th game (5-4) before ultimately winning the set (6-4).

The Croatian missed the chance to break the Spaniard in the 3^rd game when he had 3 consecutive chances (0-40).

Cilic was exemplary in converting all his break points in the 3^rd (1-1 0-40, 15-40 and 30-40) and the 9^th game (4-4 0-40 and 15-40). In addition on the other side, Alcaraz was spot on in converting all his break points in the 6^th (3-2 15-40, 30-40 and 40-A), the 8^th (4-3 15-40 and 30-40) and the 10^th game (4-5 30-40 and 40-A).

They played 73 points. Marin conquered the set after winning 5 more points than the Spaniard (39-34). Marin lost 15 points on serve (26-15). In addition, on the other side, the Spaniard conceded 13 points on serve (19-13).

Alcaraz had a head start at the beginning of the set to break Marin Cilic in the 1^st game (1-0). Nonetheless, the Spaniard managed to stage a great comeback to break Cilic in the 2^nd (1-1) and in the 4^th (3-1) game before winning the set (6-3).

It is worth noting that a key moment of this set was when Carlos won 4 consecutive games in the 5^th set so as to bring the scoreline from 0-1 to 4-1.

Alcaraz was on the money in converting all his break points in the 2^nd (1-1 30-40) and the 4^th game (2-1 0-40). On the other side, the Croatian was clinical in converting the only break point that he conquered in the 1^st game (0-0 15-40).

They contested 50 points. The Spaniard was the one to win the set after conquering 8 points more than the Croatian (29-21). The Spaniard conceded 11 points on serve (19-11). on the other side of the net, the Croatian conceded 10 points on serve (10-10).

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