Alcaraz pulls off US Open upset: World No. 74 Zandskulp beats in straight sets; Former No. 1 Osaka also lost

Spain's star tennis player Carlos Alcaraz was eliminated in the second round of the US Open. In the men's singles second round on Friday, world No. 3 Alcaraz was defeated by world No. 74 Botik van de Zandskulp. Netherlands' Zandskulp defeated four-time Grand Slam winner Alcaraz 6-1, 7-5, 6-4 in a match that lasted two hours and 19 minutes on the center court of the Arthur Ashe Stadium. Osaka loses in second round Former No. 1 Naomi Osaka of Japan was eliminated in the second round of the women's singles. She was defeated by Czech Karolina Muchova 6-3, 7-6. Osaka has struggled to find her rhythm in her return to the court. She defeated Jelena Ostapenko in the opening round. It was his first win over a top-10 player in four years. Alcaraz is struggling with poor form as Zandskulp defeated Canada's Denis Shapovalov 6-4, 7-5, 6-4 in the first round. On the other hand, Alcaraz defeated Australia's Lee Tuo 6-2, 4-6, 6-3, 6-1 in his first round match. Alcaraz's form has not been great of late. After losing to Novak Djokovic in the final of the Paris Olympics, he lost to Gael Monfils in the opening round of the Cincinnati Open tennis tournament. Zandsculp is playing in the US Open for the fourth time Zandsculp is playing in the US Open for the fourth time. He participated in this Grand Slam for the first time in 2021. He reached the quarter finals that year. In the years 2022 and 2023, he was eliminated after losing in the second round. He has not won a single Grand Slam title so far. Alcaraz wins first Grand Slam in 2022, also becomes World No. 1 2022 was Alcaraz's year. He entered the Australian Open for the first time with the 31st seed. He lost in the third round, but went on to win four ATP titles, including Miami, Madrid, Rio and the Conde Godeau Open. That same year, in the US Open final, he defeated world No. 5 Kasper Rudd by a margin of 4–6, 6–2, 7–6, 6–3 to win his first Grand Slam. He ended the year as world No. 1 and continued that form in 2023, winning the Wimbledon final as well. Alcaraz defeated Alexander Zverev to win the French Open title this year. Apart from this, he also won a silver medal in the Paris Olympics.

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