Defending champion Carlos Alcaraz has overcome Britain’s Daniel Evans with a 6-2 6-3 4-6 6-3 win, surviving his first actual problem of this US Open.
The top-seeded Spaniard breezed by means of his opening matches at Flushing Meadows and appeared on monitor for an additional simple win in Saturday’s third spherical tie, however needed to discover his greatest kind after Evans mounted a third-set comeback.
Alcaraz subsequent performs Italian Matteo Arnaldi, who additionally beat a Briton. The Italian world No. 61 defeated sixteenth seed Cameron Norrie 6-3 6-4 6-3.
“I’m feeling really, really well on court, really comfortable,” mentioned Alcaraz, who picked up his second main title at Wimbledon this 12 months.
“I always say that I can be better, but right now I’m really, really happy with the level that I’m playing.”
Alcaraz moved by means of the primary set like a freight prepare, profitable the primary 4 video games, and the Twenty sixth-seeded Evans didn’t convert any of three break factors within the eighth recreation.
Evans did let loose a roar as he broke Alcaraz with an unreturnable backhand down the road within the second recreation of the second set however the Spaniard broke again instantly and the Briton misplaced one other break within the fifth.
Alcaraz broke Evans once more with a well-executed drop shot to shut out the second set. However, Evans upped his degree within the third set, channelling his frustration into an outstanding recreation seven the place he broke with a backhand winner.
The 20-year-old Alcaraz tapped into his superior velocity and agility to tame Evans, 13 years his senior, within the fourth set, zipping forwards and backwards alongside the baseline earlier than breaking with a chic forehand winner within the sixth recreation.
He completed the entertaining conflict with a forehand winner, considered one of 27 within the match, prompting cheers of approval from the rapt crowd inside Arthur Ashe Stadium.
Alcaraz’s fourth-round opponent Arnaldi mentioned he had by no means confronted a world primary earlier than and would attempt to “enjoy the moment” towards the closely favoured Spaniard.
“I don’t want to say that we play very similar, but he’s very physical and I think I’m a bit physical,” he informed reporters.
Jack Draper, 21, supplied British followers hope as he outlasted American wildcard Michael Mmoh 6-4 6-2 3-6 6-3 to guide his first journey to a grand slam fourth spherical.
He will face Russian eighth seed Andrey Rublev, who beat France’s Arthur Rinderknech 3-6 6-3 6-1 7-5.
Source: www.perthnow.com.au
