Alcaraz's absolute mastery over Arnaldi at US Open propels him to Quarterfinals after brilliant performance

Carlos Alcaraz showed absolute dominance over Matteo Arnaldi, defeating him 6-3, 6-3, 6-4 and advancing to the quarterfinals at the US Open.

In the first set, the Italian entered with determination to challenge Alcaraz and won his first two service games without much trouble, maintaining parity until the sixth game when the Spanish player secured the first break and took a 4-2 lead.

Without a doubt, Alcaraz held his serve to take the first set 6-3. The World No. 1 capitalized on net approaches to close out points and attempted dropshots to surprise Arnaldi. Alcaraz won 86% of points when he approached the net, while the Italian managed only 25%.

In the second set, Alcaraz displayed more confidence in his service. In the first set, he only managed a 54% first-serve percentage, which significantly increased to 78% in the second set. This time, Arnaldi tried to take the offensive but faced an Alcaraz who responded to almost everything.

The first break came in the first game in favor of Alcaraz, who seized his first opportunity to take the lead. The Spanish player did not hesitate with his service and maintained the advantage until 5-3 when he secured his third break of the match, closing out the set again at 6-3.

Arnaldi showed character in the third set, with little left to lose, facing the defending US Open champion. The first break went in his favor in the third game, but he couldn’t hold it in his next service game.

With the score tied, Arnaldi succumbed to the pressure at 5-4 in his favor, conceding three match points to his opponent, who capitalized on them to finish 6-3, 6-3, 6-4

In the quarterfinals, a rematch of the 2022 US Open clash with Jannik Sinner could be on the horizon, a match won by Alcaraz 6-3, 6-7, 6-7, 7-5, 6-3—a match highlighted by the ATP as the best of the year at a Grand Slam.

Before that, the Italian must face the 12th seed, Alexander Zverev, who has shown resilience at this US Open and will pose a formidable challenge for the World No. 6.