Carlos Alcaraz became the youngest man to reach the singles semifinals at a Summer Games since Novak Djokovic in 2008 by getting past Tommy Paul.
U.S. men's basketball defeats South Sudan, Ledecky grabs gold in 1500m free and more from Wednesday at the Paris GamesAlcaraz, 21, of Spain, is just a few days older than Djokovic was 16 years ago in Beijing.
This is only the latest in a series of"youngest since" or"youngest ever" achievements for Alcaraz, who is coming off titles at the French Open -- which is held at Roland Garros, the same facility being used for the 2024 Paris Games -- in June and at Wimbledon in July. Those trophies raised his Grand Slam trophy count to four. As it is, he was the youngest man with a major championship on hard, grass and clay courts. In 2022, he became the first teenager to reach No. 1 in the ATP rankings, getting there after winning the U.S. Open.Carlos Alcaraz has yet to drop a set throughout singles play at the Paris Olympics. In doubles play, he and Rafael Nadal were eliminated by Americans Rajeev Ram and Austin Krajicek on Wednesday. of Canada.
Alcaraz and Paul, whose best showing at a major was a semifinal run at the 2023 Australian Open, are developing a bit of a rivalry. Alcaraz is now 5-2 head-to-head, which includes defeating Paul a few weeks ago in the Wimbledon quarterfinals.He served for the second at 5-3 and got within two points of taking it a couple of times there, but couldn't get closer, including missing a volley off a dipping cross-court passing shot by Alcaraz, then pushing a backhand long.
United States Latest News, United States Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Novak Djokovic, Carlos Alcaraz post wins at Paris OlympicsNovak Djokovic and Carlos Alcaraz, the top two seeds at the Paris Olympics in men's tennis, coasted to easy first-round wins at Roland Garros.
Read more »
Olympics 2024 tennis schedule: Djokovic, Nadal and Alcaraz on Day 1Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal and Carlos Alcaraz all are on the Paris Olympics tennis schedule Saturday. That is the first day of action at Roland Garros. Serbia’s Djokovic will compete in singles only, Nadal in doubles only, and Alcaraz in both.
Read more »
Novak Djokovic, Carlos Alcaraz advance to Olympic quartersNovak Djokovic took control with a five-game run for a 7-5, 6-3 victory over Dominik Koepfer of Germany, reaching the Olympic Games singles quarterfinals for the fourth time. He has been joined in the quarterfinals by Carlos Alcaraz.
Read more »
Tennis Mailbag: Rafael Nadal, Carlos Alcaraz Capture 2024 Olympics BuzzJon Wertheim answers your questions on the Paris Games, the state of doubles and the politics of retirement.
Read more »
Carlos Alcaraz reaches third round, injures groin at OlympicsSpain's Carlos Alcaraz defeated the Netherlands' Tallon Griekspoor 6-1 7-6 (3) Monday to reach the third round of the Paris Games tennis tournament.
Read more »
How to watch Carlos Alcaraz vs. Tallon Griekspoor in 2024 Olympics Round 2: Time, streaming infoFrench Open and Wimbledon champ Carlos Alcaraz continues his 2024 Olympics tournament Monday with a second-round match against Tallon Griekspoor.
Read more »