Aug 29, 2024; Flushing, NY, USA; Carlos Alcaraz (ESP) waves to the crowd while leaving the court after his match against Botic van De Zandschlup (NED)(not pictured) in a men’s singles match on day four of the 2024 U.S. Open tennis tournament at Billie Jean King National Tennis Center. Mandatory Credit: Geoff Burke-Imagn Images
Third-ranked Carlos Alcaraz recorded a 7-5, 6-2 victory over seventh seed Karen Khachanov of Russia to advance to the semifinals of the China Open on Monday in Beijing.
Alcaraz took advantage of four of 12 break points to dispatch Khachanov in 96 minutes and move up one spot to No. 2 in the rankings, overtaking Alexander Zverev. The Spaniard will face third seeded Russian Daniil Medvedev, who hit five aces on his way to a 6-2, 6-4 victory over Italian Flavio Cobolli.
On the same Monday, the fourth seed, Andrey Rublev, defeated Alejandro Davidovich Fokina 6-4, 7-5 in a match that had to be postponed due to rain. However, Rublev could not prolong his good luck and fell to the Chinese guest Bu Yunchaokete.
Yanchaokete will have a tough task in the next round against top seed Jannik Sinner, who earned a 6-2, 7-6 (8) victory over Czech Jiri Hecka.
Japan Open
Arthur Fils and Ugo Humbert won their respective long matches to compete in a French final in Tokyo.
Fils needed 2 hours and 23 minutes to earn a 7-6 (8), 7-6 (10) victory over sixth-seeded Holger Rune of Denmark. Fils had five aces and took advantage of four double faults to defeat Rune.
Humbert fired eight aces on his way to a 6-3, 3-6, 6-2 victory over Tomas Machac of the Czech Republic in 1 hour and 46 minutes.
–Field level media
