Both are 22. Both won a U.S. Open as a teenager.

They were mixed doubles teammates at the Open just last week. They are good friends who have been rumored to be more than that, juicy tennis world speculation that they have denied.

Both have even taken up golf.

And they played at the same time early Friday. That was where the similarities ended.

Carlos Alcaraz won. Emma Raducanu lost.

That was no surprise, given the trajectories of their careers in the years since Raducanu won the Open in 2021 and Alcaraz followed in ’22.

Alcaraz is a force, the No. 2 seed in the tournament and a four-time major champion since that breakthrough at the Open.

On Friday, he blew by the No. 32 seed, Luciano Darderi, 6-2, 6-4, 6-0, in a third-round match at Arthur Ashe Stadium and remains on course to fa

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