Casper Roode And Carlos Alcaraz In The Finals Of US Open 2022
Casper Roode and Carlos Alcaraz will face off for the title: US Open 2022.
Spain’s Carlos Alcaraz defeated Francis Tiafoe of America in a five-set match to reach the men’s singles final of the US Open tennis tournament, where he will face Norway’s, Casper Roode.
Tiafoe made several simple mistakes that third-seeded Alcaraz took full advantage of and won a 6-7 (6), 6-3, 6-1, 6-7 (5), 6-3 win at Flushing Meadows on Friday night.
Entering the finals of a Grand Slam tournament for the first time.
The win puts Alcaraz on his way to becoming the world’s number one player at the age of 19 but will face a tough challenge from Rood, who himself will rise to the top of the world rankings if he wins the title.
World No. 7 Rood continued his momentum with a 55-shot winning point in the first set to beat Karen Khachanov of Russia 7-6 (5), 6-2, 5-7, 6-2 in the semi-finals. made a place in
Norway’s 23-year-old Rood entered the final of a Grand Slam event for the second time in a year. He lost to Rafael Nadal in the final of the French Open in June.
“I was really happy after Rola Garra, but at the same time I was thinking that this could be the only Grand Slam final of my career,” Roode said.
Alcaraz had to fight for five sets in the quarter-finals as well, but he did not show any signs of fatigue.
He picked up points against Tiafoe on crucial occasions and disappointed the American audience. He later said, “You have to give your all on the court. Francis also left no stone unturned on his side.
The four players who reached the semi-finals of the US Open reached this stage for the first time in this tournament. This means that this time at the US Open, a new champion will emerge in men’s singles.
