

Antoine Couvercelle / PanoramicĪlcaraz’s quarter-final win over Sinner was completed at 2.50am on Thursday morning, having lasted five hours, 15 minutes, an enthralling battle and one we’re likely to see many times in Grand Slams in the future.

A lot of brutal.”Īnyone who witnessed the match between Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner on Wednesday night will doubtless agree, even if some of those in Arthur Ashe Stadium will also have been thrilled at what they had seen. “If I could change one thing it would be no second night match,” the two-time former champion said. After what may well turn out to have been her last ever match at the US Open last week, Venus Williams was asked what one single thing she would change in tennis to improve the sport.
