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Carlos Alcaraz recovers after dropping the first set to reach the third round at the US Open
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Carlos Alcaraz was already in the final by the time he dropped a set last year in the U.S. Open. When it happened in his second match this year, he didn’t look back. The defending champion rebounded from a quick…
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Carlos Alcaraz returns to the US Open with a victory, Aryna Sabalenka also wins her first match
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Carlos Alcaraz recovers after dropping the first set to reach the third round at the US Open
Former World No. 1 Carlos Alcaraz will not have an opportunity to simply ease into this edition of the US Open —his first legitimate action since April. The Spaniard was sidelined for four months with a right wrist injury, and with it the abandonment of his perch as the top men’s player in the world…
NEW YORK — Carlos Alcaraz returns to the U.S. Open on Monday after nearly five months on the sidelines with a wrist injury but his fellow professionals are confident the defending champion will need little time to find his feet at Flushing Meadows.
Carlos Alcaraz played a competitive singles match for the first time in more than four months and did not appear to miss a beat, prevailing 6-4, 6-4, 6-4 over Russia's Roman Safiullin to begin his U.S. Open title defense Monday…
Carlos Alcaraz was already in the final by the time he dropped a set last year in the U.S. Open. When it happened in his second match this year, he didn’t look back. The defending champion rebounded from a quick…
Defending champion Carlos Alcaraz overcame an early wobble to book his place in the third round of the US Open on Wednesday, recovering from a set down to defeat Portugal's Jaime Faria in four sets.
