New York – Carlos Alakraj The third round of the US Open was hovering, due to a set and a break after taking 10 out of the first 14 matches at Arthur Ash Stadium on Friday, when a strange step beating a forehand created an issue with his right knee.
The number 2-winning Number 2-winning of his five Grand Slam titles at the flushing meadows in 2022, Alakraj, broke for the first time in the tournament, then took a medical timeout and massaged his foot by a trainer. Problem solve: Alkaraj rolled through the rest of the match, never dropped another game, and defeated number 32 Luciano dederry 6-2, 6-4, 6-0.
This was the first, brief indication of any trouble for this week, 22, this week-in addition to the mistake of cutting hair by his brother, which caused a shaved head.
He did not let it irritate Francis tiafo He was harassed about this, and Alakraj was not much worried about what happened to his knee against 23 -year -old Italian dederry, which was making his debut as a seed in a major.
“I just felt something that was not doing good work in the knee, but after five, six points, it went,” Alakraj told the trainer as a precautionary measure. “I am going to talk with my team, but I am not worried about it.”
Apart from that blip, his play was great in the match, which lasted for 1 hour, 44 minutes.
He took 31 winners to just 12 unexpected errors and conquered 70 out of 105 points, which lasted four shots or less.
“It’s very bad that I ran into Carlos in the third round, as it is impossible to play against Jannik right now [Sinner] Or Carlos. They are two whose level is above everyone, “Derary said.” Everyone knew to go to today that my possibility was not the most. ,
Alakraj, who faces Arthur Rinderkenech In the fourth round, its career Grand Slam record improved in 80–13. Only Boris Baker, Byrne Borg and Rafael Nadal You were younger – for a month or two – when he won his 80th match.
