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Carlos Alcaraz loses to Botic van de Zandschulp at US Open, ending 15-match Grand Slam winning streak
Carlos Alcaraz's 15-match unbeaten run at the US Open ended with a 6-1, 7-5, 6-4 loss to 74th-ranked Botic van de Zandschulp in the second round on Thursday night.
Alcaraz won the French Open in June and Wimbledon in July, taking his career total to four major championships, including the 2022 Flushing Meadows title, and was the pre-tournament favorite to walk away with the trophy.
Carlos Alcaraz waves to the crowd after his loss to Botic van De Zandschulp at the US Open on Thursday. Matthew Stockman/Getty Images
But he never found his rhythm against van de Zandschulp, a 28-year-old Dutchman. Alcaraz was way off his game, repeatedly missing the kind of shots he usually makes. After double-faulting and trailing two sets to zero, a deficit he never overcame against the No. 3 seed, Alcaraz shouldered his equipment bag and dragged himself to the locker room.
Glancing toward his coach, 2003 French Open champion Juan Carlos Ferrero, Alcaraz pointed his right index finger at his temple, then wiggled the finger, as if to say: I'm not thinking clearly.
He could have been excused for being disturbed by what was happening under the closed retractable roof of Arthur Ashe Stadium on a chilly evening.
The 21-year-old Spaniard came into the US Open with a 16-2 record, having never been eliminated before the quarterfinals in his three previous appearances. It was also Alcaraz's first loss at a major since he was eliminated in the second round of Wimbledon in 2021 as a teenager; he has never lost in the first round of a Grand Slam tournament.
Thursday's first set was incredibly lopsided. With van de Zandschulp's powerful forehands and serves reaching 212 km/h, Alcaraz never looked comfortable, even though he had won their last two clashes.
Alcaraz failed to score a single winner in that set and nearly doubled the lead overall, 24-13. The second set was a little better for him, but not enough, and a double fault gave van de Zandschulp a break of serve that gave him a 6-5 lead. When Alcaraz pushed a forehand wide to end the next game, van de Zandschulp finished a hold at zero that gave him the first two sets after an hour and a half of action.
It didn't take long for Alcaraz to be caught by a break in the third set at 3-2, but he fought back well from the start, with a little help as a double fault from van de Zandschulps gave him the break that made it 3-3. Alcaraz then held at 0 and smiled as he strutted towards the change of ends.
But that smile soon disappeared as Alcaraz's mistakes kept coming and Van de Zandschulp never gave up.
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