Carlos Alcaraz entered Flushing Meadows as a favorite to enter the finals against Jannik Sinner. With his 6-1, 6-0, 6-3 dominant second-round win over Mattia Bellucci today, he proved why he can sweep the world No. 1 spot despite a tough US Open draw . In the three-set match that lasted only one hour and 36 minutes, he broke Bellucci’s serve seven times without even facing a break point. The Arthur Ashe Stadium, no doubt, was thrilled. Although it’s not the weekend, the spectators wanted more. But all Alcaraz had for them was an apology.

The fans were cheering loudly for the Spaniard to win and stay en route to possibly playing against Novak Djokovic in the SFs and then avenging his Wimbledon loss against Sinner in the Finals. Still, in his post-match on-court interview, he was told th

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