Carlos Alcaraz won the second U.S. Open with a 6-4, 7-5, 6-4 victory with a 6’11” American Reilly Opelka.
Opelka fired 14 A and 33 winners but couldn’t manage to keep Alcaraz out.
“You don’t feel like you have anything to rely on you, it’s all up to him,” Alkaraz said. In the first round of two hours and five minutes, of course there was no such feeling.
The second seed Spaniard has a new old-fashioned crew, who played in his 16 service matches, improving his lifespan of 18-3 at the U.S. Open.
Alcaraz can regain the first place with a title in the Open, improving 55-6 this season. He will face Italy’s Mattia Bellucci in the second round.
