The Spanish third seed Carlos Alcaraz’s Grand Slam winning run came to an abrupt end on Thursday at the U.S. Open when he lost to the unseeded Dutchman Botic van de Zandschulp 6-1 7-5 6-4 in the second round.
Given his 15-match Grand Slam winning streak, the Spaniard was favoured in their second-round match on Thursday, August 29. In contrast, the Dutchman had not advanced past the third round in his previous eight Grand Slam main draw outings.
The Spanish tennis player, who had an incredible season winning the French Open and Wimbledon and taking home a silver medal from the Olympics in Paris, was among the strong favourites to win the final Grand Slam of the year.
For the first time since the 1999 US Open, not a single Spanish tennis player has reached the third round in the men’s singles draw of a Grand Slam.
Carlos Alcaraz in 2024
Now ranked no.3, the Spaniard played his last match on the 29th
of August when he capitulated to world no.74 Botic Van De Zandschulp 6-1 7-5 6-4 in the 2nd round of the U.S. Open (draw).At the moment, during this season Carlos has managed to achieve an overall 39-9 match record. Alcaraz clinched 3 titles in 2024 in Indian Wells, French Open and Wimbledon. The Spaniard was the runner-up in Paris.
Carlos Alcaraz will take on the world no.354 Gabi Adrian Boitan in the . In the past, they have never competed against each other till now in top events.
Alcaraz clinched 3 titles in 2024 in Indian Wells, French Open and Wimbledon. Alcaraz was the runner-up in Paris (Olympics).
The Spaniard won 16 titles in his career: 4 on hard courts, 8 on clay courts, 1 on indoor courts and 3 on grass courts. (See the list of his titles)
Carlos Alcaraz |
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