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Thank you all for joining us in this intense duel with an exciting ending, it has been a pleasure to be with all of you. See you all again!
Carlos Alcaraz qualifies for the quarterfinals
3º Set Carlos Alcaraz (6-3 6-3 6-4) Matteo Arnaldi
Carlos Alcaraz blanks the rest of the game to close the match.
3º Set Carlos Alcaraz (6-3 6-3 5-4) Matteo Arnaldi
0-40 | Three breaking balls for Carlos Alcaraz
3º Set Carlos Alcaraz (6-3 6-3 5-4) Matteo Arnaldi
Fifth game for the world No. 1, who is only one game away from closing the match;
3º Set Carlos Alcaraz (6-3 6-3 4-4) Matteo Arnaldi
He saved the breaking ball and took the game to make it 4-4.
3º Set Carlos Alcaraz (6-3 6-3 4-3) Matteo Arnaldi
30-40|Break ball for Carlos Alcaraz
Matteo Arnaldi's tip
The Italian brought the Arthur Ashe Stadium crowd to its feet.
3º Set Carlos Alcaraz (6-3 6-3 4-3) Matteo Arnaldi
Blank game for the number 1 in the world;
3º Set Carlos Alcaraz (6-3 6-3 3-3) Matteo Arnaldi
Long and hard game, but Matteo Arnaldi pulled it off;
3º Set Carlos Alcaraz (6-3 6-3 3-2) Matteo Arnaldi
The Spanish tennis player wins again with his serve;
3º Set Carlos Alcaraz (6-3 6-3 2-2) Matteo Arnaldi
Carlos Alcaraz breaks serve. The third time was the charm and puts the tie at two on the scoreboard.
3º Set Carlos Alcaraz (6-3 6-3 1-2) Matteo Arnaldi
A-40| Another break ball for Carlos Alcaraz, Arnaldi has already saved three.
3º Set Carlos Alcaraz (6-3 6-3 1-2) Matteo Arnaldi
15-40| Two break balls for the player from Murcia
3º Set Carlos Alcaraz (6-3 6-3 1-2) Matteo Arnaldi
Matteo Arnaldi breaks serve ! Matteo Arnaldi's break of serve to the rest
3º Set Carlos Alcaraz (6-3 6-3 1-1) Matteo Arnaldi
Matteo Arnaldi's blank game, the Italian makes the score 1-1
3º Set Carlos Alcaraz (6-3 6-3 1-0) Matteo Arnaldi
Easy game for Carlos Alcaraz to start the third round;
This is how Carlos Alcaraz closed the second set.
2º Set Carlos Alcaraz (6-3 6-3) Matteo Arnaldi
Carlos Alcaraz wins his second set! In his third set ball and the rest he took advantage of it.
2º Set Carlos Alcaraz (6-3 5-3) Matteo Arnaldi
Game of Alcaraz who is one game away from closing the second set;
2º Set Carlos Alcaraz (6-3 4-3) Matteo Arnaldi
Game c & oacute; mode for the Italian tennis player & nbsp;
2º Set Carlos Alcaraz (6-3 4-2) Matteo Arnaldi
Alcaraz's lob to finish the game in white
2º Set Carlos Alcaraz (6-3 3-2) Matteo Arnaldi
He went to the net the ball of the Spanish and Arnaldi is still in the set fully
Carlos Alcaraz's net kick
2º Set Carlos Alcaraz (6-3 3-1) Matteo Arnaldi
Easy game for Carlos Alcaraz
2º Set Carlos Alcaraz (6-3 2-1) Matteo Arnaldi
Matteo Arnaldi adds his first game in this second set
2º Set Carlos Alcaraz (6-3 2-0) Matteo Arnaldi
Carlitos' balloon to confirm the service breakage
2º Set Carlos Alcaraz (6-3 1-0) Matteo Arnaldi
Carlos breaks the service in the first game of the second set.
2º Set Carlos Alcaraz (6-3 0-0) Matteo Arnaldi
30-40 | Break point for Carlos Alcaraz
This is how the first set ended
32 minutes needed by the Spanish tennis player to close the first set
1º Set Carlos Alcaraz (6-3) Matteo Arnaldi
Game in white for Carlos Alcaraz to close the first set.
1º Set Carlos Alcaraz (5-3) Matteo Arnaldi
40-0 | Three set balls for the world No. 1
1º Set Carlos Alcaraz (5-3) Matteo Arnaldi
Blank game for Matteo
1º Set Carlos Alcaraz (5-2) Matteo Arnaldi
Game for Carlos who is one game away from closing the first set;
1º Set Carlos Alcaraz (4-2) Matteo Arnaldi
He was able to save the first two, but not the third, Alcaraz breaks serve.
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1º Set Carlos Alcaraz (3-2) Matteo Arnaldi
0-40, three break balls for Alcaraz
1º Set Carlos Alcaraz (3-2) Matteo Arnaldi
Third game for Carlos Alcaraz, he has conceded four points in three games;
1º Set Carlos Alcaraz (2-2) Matteo Arnaldi
Neither Arnaldi fails with the service with a very close game, so far very reliable;
1º Set Carlos Alcaraz (2-1) Matteo Arnaldi
Second game for the world number 1;
1º Set Carlos Alcaraz (1-1) Matteo Arnaldi
The Spaniard had a 0-30 lead, but Matteo turned it around to make it 1-1.
1º Set Carlos Alcaraz (1-0) Matteo Arnaldi
The game starts with a close game for Carlos Alcaraz;
Drawing
It has been decided in the drawing of lots that Carlos Alcaraz will start with
Already on track
This was the moment they entered the Arthur Ashe Stadim court.
Who will be your opponent in the quarterfinals?
The winner of this duel between Alcaraz and Arnaldi will meet the winner of the duel to be played later in the day between German Zverev and Italian Sinner.
Two young people facing each other
Carlos Alcaraz, 20 years old, will face Matteo Arnaldi, who is 22 years old. The Spaniard has been a tennis professional since 2018, while the Italian since 19;
Four players already in the quarterfinals
Tiafoe, Shelton, Taylor Fritz and Novak Djokovic are the first four players to qualify for the quarterfinal round.
Matteo Arnaldi's evolution
He started 2022 in the 400th position of the ATP ranking, while next Monday he will already be in the top 50 in the next update after his good level that he is showing in the last months;
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Who will win?
Despite the fact that the Spanish player is the favorite, the Italian has already made a surprise in the previous round and will be looking to continue dreaming in the Grand Slam.
How does Matteo Arnaldi arrive?
The 22-year-old Italian tennis player is currently ranked 61st in the ATP rankings.
He has just lost in the first round of the Cincinnati qualifiers and in the second round of the ATP Toronto. He was semifinalist in July in Umag. In June he was proclaimed champion of the Heilbronn Challenger.
In the US Open he is being one of the surprises. He only had to play one set in the first match, as Kubler retired. In the second round he overcame Fils, French after five sets. While in the third round he eliminated the world number 16, Norrie, in three sets.
How does Carlos Alcaraz arrive?
The current world No. 1 at the age of 20 is having a spectacular 2023.
He won his last Grand Slam, at Wimbledon. In the last tournament he fell in the final of the ATP Cincinnati. While in the US Open in the first round he only played one set after Koepfer's injury withdrawal, while in the second round he defeated South African Harris in three sets (6-3 6-1 7-6). In the third round he dropped his first set against Evans, but ended up beating the Briton.
Background
This will be the first time that these two young tennis players will face each other in history. Carlos Alcaraz, as he did in the round of 16 at Wimbledon, will play against an Italian in the round of 16, in that case against Berrenttini. While Arnaldi does not play against a Spanish player precisely in Wimbledon where he lost against Roberto Carballés Baena.
The Stadium
The match will be played at Arthur Ashe Stadium, located in New York. The stadium was inaugurated in 1977 and has a capacity of 23771,000 spectators.
Preview of the match
Carlos Alcaraz and Matteo Arnaldi meet in the US Open round of 16
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