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Teen prodigy's 70-year first in four-hour epic - CtrlF.XYZ

Teen prodigy's 70-year first in four-hour epic

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Tennis legends Todd Woodbridge and Jelena Dokic were successful awe of Spanish teen Carlos Alcaraz aft his fourth-round triumph implicit Marin Cilic.

The 19-year-old became the youngest antheral successful 70 years to marque consecutive 4th finals of the US Open by winning 6-4, 3-6, 6-4, 4-6, 6-3 connected Arthur Ashe Stadium.

He had chances to adjacent the lucifer successful the 4th set, but Cilic fought backmost and levelled it to caput to a fifth.

It took astir 4 hours for Alcaraz to win, with the timepiece approaching 2.30am successful New York erstwhile helium won lucifer point.

"Well you tin notch that 1 up arsenic a precise important experience," Woodbridge said connected Nine's commentary.

"He was beardown successful the head, helium had a batch of heart, helium had accelerated wheels. You conscionable support scratching your caput that idiosyncratic truthful young tin beryllium bringing this.

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"We haven't seen it for truthful agelong successful the men's game."

Dokic agreed Alcaraz looms arsenic the heir to the throne created by the likes of his countryman Rafael Nadal.

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"I deliberation careless of what happens successful this tourney that was an important lucifer successful his career," Dokic said.

"This was a large acquisition for him."

Last twelvemonth helium became the youngest subordinate to ever scope the quarter-finals of the US Open.

Now helium becomes the youngest antheral successful 70 years to scope the past 8 of the tourney successful consecutive years.

Alcaraz wins epic point against Cilic

Australian players Lew Hoad and Ken Rosewall achieved the feat successful 1952-53, earlier they had turned 19.

The teen was thrilled to suffice for the quarters, wherever helium volition instrumentality connected 21-year-old Italian superstar Jannik Sinner.

"I judge successful myself each the time," Alcaraz said.

"After a 4th set, I had a batch of opportunities astatine the end, losing that 4th acceptable it was pugnacious for maine to travel backmost successful the 5th set, to enactment beardown mentally."

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