Alcaraz beats Wu Yibing at US Open and advances to quarterfinals
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- Carlos Alcaraz qualified for the quarterfinals of the US Open by beating China's Wu Yibing in three sets with a score of 6-3, 6-4, 6-1.
- The Spaniard said he had to work harder than expected against an opponent ranked 119th in the world.
- In the round of 16 he will face the American Tommy Paul.
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Why It Matters
Carlos Alcaraz returned to play at the US Open after a right wrist injury that kept him out of tournaments for a prolonged period.
Carlos Alcaraz qualified for the quarterfinals of the US Open, beating the Chinese Wu Yibing in three sets with a score of 6-3, 6-4, 6-1. However, the score does not do justice to the world no.119, who made the Spaniard work harder than expected, as he plays his first tournament in New York after the long stop due to the injury to his right wrist.
"We played at a really high pace," said Alcaraz in the heat of the moment. "The way he plays is incredible, the rhythm he has in every shot: forehand, backhand. Sometimes it was difficult to control his shots but I think I stayed there. I played aggressively, I played intelligently in the most difficult moments." In the round of 16, next Sunday, Alcaraz will face the American Tommy Paul, a more complicated opponent than those he has had so far, who won 3-2 in a comeback against the Kazakh Alexander Bublik.
Russian Daniil Medvedev, seventh seed, defeated Frenchman Arthur Rinderknech with a triple 6-4.
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Alcaraz will face Tommy Paul in the round of 16 of the US Open
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Open Questions
- How long will it take for Alcaraz to fully recover his fitness after the injury?
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