Carlos Alcaraz broke protocol after Alexander Zverev turned up late at US Open

Carlos Alcaraz is in a rush to succeed in the US Open closing, a lot in order that he was not ready to attend round for Alexander Zverev. The pair confronted off within the quarter-finals at Arthur Ashe Stadium on Wednesday night, with a semi-final date with Daniil Medvedev at stake.

But when German star Zverev failed to show up on the court docket on the scheduled time, the present World No. 1 was not ready to attend round on ceremony. Instead, he broke with protocol and went to conduct his pre-match interview first, with out Zverev.

If thoughts video games have been at play, they’d little influence on the Spaniard, who confirmed why he may very well be heading in the right direction to win his second consecutive main of the 12 months with a formidable 6-3, 6-2, 6-4 straight units victory.

Murcia-born Alcaraz has now reached the semi-finals of three Grand Slam tournaments this season, changing into the youngest participant to take action since Novak Djokovic in 2007. And ought to Medvedev be defeated on Friday it may properly be a repeat of the Wimbledon closing at Flushing Meadows on Sunday.

Djokovic cruised into the ultimate 4 on Tuesday after beating top-ranked American Taylor Fritz 6-1, 6-4, 6-4. The Serb will now face one other house favorite, the unseeded Ben Shelton within the different semi-final.

Zverev confronted an uphill battle towards Alcaraz due in no small half to the near-five-hour marathon match the German performed towards Jannik Sinner within the earlier spherical. In stark distinction, Alcaraz has solely had one match on this match that has barely gone past three hours.

Hampered all through the competition with a hamstring niggle, Zverev provided finest needs to his victorious opponent for the remainder of the competitors. The pair embraced on the web after Alcaraz had served out the match with a 116mph serve. It was right here that Zverev stated: “Good luck, go win it.”

The prime seed has solely dropped one set to date within the match, towards the UK’s Dan Evans within the second spherical, and he had his victory towards Zverev wrapped up in precisely two and a half hours.

Speaking after the match, the Wimbledon champion confirmed that he felt good and was able to tackle 2021 US Open winner Medvedev in Friday’s blockbuster.

Alcaraz stated: “I’m feeling really comfortable playing on this court, playing in New York. I’m feeling great physically. I’m feeling strong enough mentally. I think I’m ready to play a great battle against Medvedev in the semi-final.”