Carlos Alcaraz outlasts Jannik Sinner to win marathon in latest US Open match ever

A tennis match grew to become a marathon.

And Carlos Alcaraz grew to become a U.S. Open semifinalist, collapsing onto the Arthur Ashe court docket on his again, overcome with emotion.

The Spanish teenager outlasted rival Jannik Sinner 6-3, 6-7 (7), 6-7 (0), 7-5, 6-3 in a quarterfinal match for the ages — not simply when it comes to degree, however size as nicely.

Carlos Alcaraz lies on the court docket after his 6-3, 6-7 (7), 6-7 (0), 7-5, 6-3 marathon victory over Jannik Sinner within the quarterfinals of the U.S. Open.

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This traditional lasted 5 hours and quarter-hour, going into the wee hours Thursday morning, ending at 2:50 a.m. It was the latest-ending match in U.S. Open historical past.

“Truthfully, I nonetheless don’t understand how I did it,” Alcaraz stated in an on-court TV interview.

“The extent that I performed, the extent of the match, a top quality of tennis. It’s unbelievable, the match. “Jannik Sinner is an efficient participant. His degree is simply wonderful.”

Carlos Alcaraz celebrates with raucous followers on the US Open win after his grueling five-set win.

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The third-seeded Alcaraz is thru to the semis after outlasting Sinner in one of the vital beautiful matches of latest U.S. Open reminiscence, breaking the tourney report for the newest end.

Alcaraz, simply 19, is aiming to turn into the youngest world No. 1 in rankings historical past, and can achieve this if he beats American Frances Tiafoe to achieve the ultimate and Casper Ruud (on the opposite facet of the bracket) falls in his semifinal. Alcaraz nonetheless can take the highest spot if he wins the title — and proper now, it might be arduous to wager in opposition to him.

Carlos Alcaraz shakes fingers with Jannik Sinner after his marathon win on the U.S. Open.

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The teenager took the primary set 6-3, and appeared set to take the second. He had 5 set factors solely to see his Eleventh-seeded foe stave off each one — 4 at 5-6 down.

Regardless of a spotlight behind-the-back save, Alcaraz misplaced that set, falling 9-7 within the tiebreaker. Then he served for the third set, solely to have Sinner combat that off and sweep that tiebreaker 7-0.

However Alcaraz — who already had gained two matches earlier this 12 months after dealing with match level — did it once more, pulling off an much more spectacular encore contemplating the foe. He fought off match level for Sinner, taking the fourth set 7-5 at 2 a.m.

The Spaniard fell behind 3-2 within the fifth after being damaged. However Alcaraz broke again twice, and served out the match.