Carlos Alcaraz, the 19-year-old from Spain, will play for his first Grand Slam on Sunday.
In the third set, Alcaraz stormed out with confidence, breaking Tiafoe twice to go up 4-0. Tiafoe’s energy took a dip and so did the pep in his step. Alcaraz won the set 6-1 and the crowd was loving the Spaniard's intensity.
Alcaraz continued his momentum in the fourth set, earning a 3-1 lead off of two breaks. Tiafoe took an easy break back to narrow the margin to one game and show the New York supporters that he was still in the match. At 5-4, TiafoeIn the fifth and final set, Alcaraz bounced back earning an early break to go up 2-0 but Tiafoe was able to match that effort, tying it up at 2-2. The two champions were battling fatigue but in the end, Alcaraz came out on top winning the set 6-3 and match.
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