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09/02 22:33 CDT Carlos Alcaraz recovers after dropping the first set to reach
the second round at the US Open
Carlos Alcaraz recovers after dropping the first set to reach the second round
at the US Open
NEW YORK (AP) --- 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 deficit by winning eight straight
games and beat Jaime Faria 4-6, 6-0, 6-3, 6-2 on Wednesday night.
The No. 2-seeded Alcaraz, in his second match back after missing four months
with a right wrist injury, dropped his serve in the first set but soon was back
to playing long stretches of flawless tennis.
"After that I just tried to be focused, tried to stay calm and I'm thinking
that good things are going to happen again," Alcaraz said.
He didn't drop a set last year until the final against Jannik Sinner, becoming
the first man since Roger Federer in 2015 to go through his first six matches
without doing so. He then beat Sinner in four sets for his second U.S. Open
title.
Alcaraz then picked up his seventh major title at this year's Australian Open
and is on a 16-match winning streak in Grand Slam tournaments.
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