Real Madrid loses its first match in the Spanish League to Real Betis, and Alcarras and Navarro advance in the US Open

Real Madrid suffered its first defeat in the current season and fell to its host Real Betis 0-1 on Friday evening in the fourth round of the Spanish League.

The goalless draw dominated the outcome of the match until the 81st minute, when Troy Parrott snatched the fatal winning goal for Betis.

It seemed that the Royal Club was on its way to grabbing an exciting draw when newcomer Carlos Espey scored a goal three minutes before the end, but the referee canceled the goal after returning to the Video Assistant Referee (VAR) technology.

Real Madrid suffered its first defeat after three consecutive victories, stopping its tally at nine points in second place, on goal difference behind leaders Barcelona, ​​which will be able to move away from the top spot by facing its host Valencia on Sunday evening. Betis also raised its tally to nine points as well.

Defending champion Carlos Alcarras once again confirmed his status as the player who is difficult to beat in the US Open tennis tournament, beating Chinese Wu Yiping 6-3, 6-4, 6-1 on Friday to qualify for the fourth round and continue progressing towards his third title in Flushing Meadows.

With this victory, Alkaras raised his tally of consecutive victories in the four major tournaments to 17, after his victory in Flushing Meadows last year and his victory in the Australian Open in February.

The Spaniard played the current tournament in New York after an absence of nearly five months due to a wrist injury, and he began to become more confident with each passing match, although Wu hampered his early start for some time.

As the end of the match approached, the 23-year-old let out a loud shout when he broke Wu's serve to lead 3-1 in the third set, then continued his advance until the match was decided, thus booking a date with American Tommy Paul, seeded twentieth.

Emma Navarro shocked seventh-seeded Czech Karolina Muchova and defeated her 6-3, 7-5, on Friday, achieving her third victory this year over a player among the top ten seeds, to qualify for the fourth round of the US Open Tennis Championship.

The 26th seed made one of her best performances from the back line of the court, fending off the blows of Muchova, who was sidelined after reaching the Wimbledon final in July due to undergoing minor surgery.

Navarro will meet the winner of the match between Elina Svitolina or Anna Kalinskaya in the round of 16.

"I knew the match would be difficult today," said Navarro, who followed her compatriots Taylor Townsend and Jessica Pegula in the fourth round, while Madison Keys and Coco Gauff did not play their matches in the third round yet.