{"id":124723,"date":"2021-09-06T01:46:04","date_gmt":"2021-09-06T01:46:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=124723"},"modified":"2021-09-06T05:58:03","modified_gmt":"2021-09-06T05:58:03","slug":"teen-freak-re-writes-us-open-history","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=124723","title":{"rendered":"Teen freak re-writes US Open history"},"content":{"rendered":"

Spanish teen Carlos Alcaraz is the youngest male quarterfinalist at the U.S. Open since<\/a> 1963, and the youngest in the Open era.<\/p>\n

The 18-year-old reached the final eight at Flushing Meadows by beating 141st-ranked qualifier Peter Gojowczyk of Germany in a five-set epic 5-7, 6-1, 5-7, 6-2, 6-0.<\/p>\n

In doing so, Alcaraz became the youngest men's quarterfinalist at any Grand Slam tournament since Michael Chang was 18 at the 1990 French Open.<\/p>\n

Alcatraz's stunning comeback victory pushed a little over 3 1\/2 hours as he downed his 32-year-old rival in front of a raucous crowd.<\/p>\n

\"Carlos<\/p>\n

The 55th-ranked Alcaraz had previously upset No. 3 seed Stefanos Tsitsipas in the fourth round just days ago.<\/p>\n

He is also the youngest player with two five-set Grand Slam wins in a row since Michael Chang was 16 at the 1988 U.S. Open.<\/p>\n

"I'm super excited to be in my first second week in the grand slam, so it's amazing for me. It's a dream come true… ," Alcaraz said.<\/p>\n

"I didn't expect to play quarter-finals here. So I think it's a really good performance from me in these matches."<\/p>\n

Alcaraz will go up against No. 12 Felix Auger-Aliassime or Frances Tiafoe in the quarter-finals<\/p>\n

Following the record-breaking victory, social media was quickly awash with praise for Spain's newest tennis sensation.<\/p>\n

https:\/\/twitter.com\/usopen\/status\/1434678283308871686<\/a>https:\/\/twitter.com\/BenRothenberg\/status\/1434678422224125962<\/a>https:\/\/twitter.com\/DanRubenstein\/status\/1434690506269896705<\/a>https:\/\/twitter.com\/billcanacci\/status\/1434687011684855819<\/a>https:\/\/twitter.com\/billcanacci\/status\/1434682964063948800<\/a>https:\/\/twitter.com\/usopen\/status\/1434677653991219203<\/a>https:\/\/twitter.com\/josemorgado\/status\/1434677709406408705<\/a>https:\/\/twitter.com\/atptour\/status\/1434677699151228934<\/a>https:\/\/twitter.com\/ATPMediaInfo\/status\/1434683108784283651<\/a><\/p>\n

-with AP<\/em><\/p>\n

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