Carlos Alcaraz delivered a stunning performance on August 31, Sunday at the US Open as he secured a 7-6 (3), 6-3, 6-4 victory over Arthur Rinderknech to become the youngest man in the Open era to reach 13 Grand Slam quarterfinals. At just the age of 22 years and 3 months old, Alcaraz achieved this remarkable milestone as he surpassed Boris Becker who was 6 months older when he reached his 13th quarterfinal.
From the very beginning of the match against Rinderknech, Alcaraz played dominantly. In the first set, Alcaraz found himself in a difficult position when he was wrong-footed by Rinderknech. Despite being in a tricky situation, the Spaniard responded smartly and struck a back-flip shot with the sideline, this helped him win a point. Alcaraz’s dominance was evident as he served brilliantly winning 54 of 55 service games at this year’s US Open, maintaining his unbeaten record and dropping no sets in his first four matches.
The victory against Arthur Rinderknech will now mark his 13th Grand Slam appearance in the quarters. This win also ensures that Alcaraz has now won 34 out of 35 matches in tour, with a remarkable 10-match winning streak after one loss in the Wimbledon final against Jannik Sinner. This is his 21st career win at the US Open which places him on the third in the Open Era for the most wins by a man in first five appearances at the tournament. Before him only John McEnroe (28) and Lleyton Hewitt (23) have more wins in this category.
