Carlos Alcaraz suffered more than expected, but he beat Li Tu and advanced in the US Open #usopen

The Spaniard Carlos Alcaraz (No. 3 in the ATP rankings) began his journey in the US Open on Tuesday with a hard-fought victory against the Australian Li Tu (No. 186) by 6-2, 4-6, 6-3 and 6-1.
The world No. 3 was somewhat irregular, at times displaying all his power and, at others, making too many mistakes to concede a set to the surprising Asian, 28 years old and coming from the qualifiers, who will take with him a memory forever after living the immense experience of playing in Arthur Ashe Stadium. In this way, the Murcian, only 21 and champion in 2022, became the second player who needed the fewest matches to sign 60 victories in Grand Slams (70 matches), only behind the American John McEnroe, who achieved it in 69.

In addition, Juan Carlos Ferrero's pupil extended his enviable streak of consecutive successes in Majors, a category in which he has 15 due to his recent coronations at Roland Garros and Wimbledon this season. Perhaps the best news for the silver medalist at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games corresponds to the physical aspect, as he did not show any symptoms of problems in his ankle, after worrying everyone during a preparatory training session last week.For now, Alcaraz already has a confirmed opponent for the second round, where he will face Dutchman Botic Van De Zandschulp (No. 74), the executioner of Canadian Denis Shapovalov (No. 105).