Carlos Alcaraz vs. Li Tu Condensed Match | 2024 US Open Round 1

[Applause] it's one of those legs it's definitely one of the two [Applause] [Applause] love triple break Point opening game game of now there's another Australian who took a bunch of time off Ash B she quit the game for a couple of years if she was overwhelmed by it she was a great junior he was already doing special things on the WTA tour and just walked away from it but this guy he didn't have those credentials and he's 28 years old but his mom had told him do any want to do knock down h i mean he's seen balls coming this quickly at him before he seen Powerhouse players but the combination seems to [Music] be just one of those somewhere just settle in it should get better for the Aussie [Music] now look where he is he's only won two points in two service games and seems like that's going to be an all night problem 450 unfortunately unlike you my skin not very friendly with the sun okay match won by Dan Evans over Karen hatov 5 hours and 35 minutes and it was a hot day and that beats edberg on the way to winning the open and the sacrifice he made to be on the Olympic team which some folks may not be aware of but he won the biggest title with his career last in Washington DC which is a 500 level but yeah he lost all those points the Olympics don't give you ranking points for four [Applause] points and he everybody else in in the top 10 with the possible exception of no jokovic two best valers in men's tennis currently in my opinion at that level Dan Evans has a beautiful volley coincidentally no kidding um but what a combination game on the one open himself a look at the nice smile oh boy oh 15 long when this kid showed up everyone was calling him caritos cuz that's what his family called him how nice was this guy to have around he's really let himself go yeah that's hard to see what are you going to do so consistent so tough but just didn't quite have the Weaponry got to a French Open f yeah g 90 against me 10 seats in the players box I think look he was theirs that's a nice stop from me to gave alcarez a little taste of his own medicine with this little drop shot situation sweet those Aussies tend to know how to volley don't they [Applause] on the board again game two that's huge that's massive stop it you you're provided game set goes to the 21-year-old Spaniard Carlos alarz second and third rounds of tournaments so lower ranked players will have a chance to Make a Better Living and they've been incredibly effective at it nearly uh overd doubling the the the first round uh participation fee in the United States is is more than doubled up to 100,000 in the last decade that's a lot of practice in the week after the Olympics he needed recovered G two this is a this is a much more manageable court for him but it does seem like cour they definitely do and that takes some of the sand out of the mix which speeds them up love so the biggest change over a twoe period in a major is the graphs at Wimbledon which kept him really fast [Applause] I like that felt bettered yeah that's that's what we want we want Ben here Ben balls game [Music] that's beautiful nice that wide serve is the wise one if you're going to serve in Vol little tougher server down the middle cuz you've got to be so precise with the volley given alcaraz's speed and skill set they're alluding to it okay for you thinking and hearing about Daniel me I'm just um 15 get the short kick serve off the court at times like most about his he holds on to there for two a piece that chatty Katarina he really is he's got a lot on his [Applause] mind get straped up love 15 breathe man breathe man slow it down slow it down think about the one two right better Pi your spot spot you can hear his coach Ben Milner thinking about the one two that's the the instruction and what he means by that is second shot after not going to get a lot of Aces it's the serve plus one [Music] [Applause] down two's been taking such good care of his servs in the second set love he's in trouble missed his chance on this forehand though to go a little closer to the line because he was committed to coming in and against alarz you're just not going to win that contest often if he gets a good look at a pass giving himself a chance to hold again this is tell me aava aava that's how they say it in Australia yeah that's how I've been told they you've done a lot of Australian you would know I think Todd Woodbridge just told me that on once or one or two occasions you know what thank for up do we have any bags around [Music] here you must have felt it though oh it didn't last long the pain was not long it was a quick kill uh what a champion down in front and Ben they are saying stick with them you can stay with them G through he stay with what a hole about 9 minutes it took underarm serve that's one that that the Aussies like really oh yeah that guy who used to play Nick curios he he's pulled that off in in prime time before y um but I mean what what would it say what I didn't realize was that was that coaching lingo these days is you can stick with him you know be patient in the rally you know be patient in the Rally use your legs was code for hit the worst underarm ser so I want to just go back for a second to what the coaches were suggesting him that you can stay with him you know stay in the rallies basically were you aware of that math no Mary the reason I played tennis for a living was because I was told there would be no mat the case in this match but the second set currently stands 20 points one by Lee 2 and such a good about kind of fun to see in action again half bolied that return of serve a nice athleticism to even get his racket on the lob F in his speech 15% of her professional matches surfaces that are played one of the things Mary that makes him so good serve is astonishing number one on tour last year currently number two on tour only behind Alex deor and he's not a big guy neither is Alex by the way and and it's I think it must be small to not get aced a lot but when you do things like this stand this deep you buy yourself time to do stuff like that yeah 15 alarz is two in return games what is he in service games [Applause] seen a lot of dry little party trick exactly game two new balls please back on serve good positions as the string and Racket combinations do today one who played alcarez like this last year I mean you could tell he was a True Believer the guy who was one half of the longest US Open match ever Dan Evans the Brit on this court take what you're given he's doing a nice job of that this set okay two this happened last night Lindsay dport and I we calling the match between Sloan Stevens [Applause] [Applause] thoughts on this shot he didn't really do much with it did he he just wanted to drop it over there and Le to nearly made it happen he's an explosive move [Applause] [Music] 304 take it to his opponent and using that tremendous allc Court sensibility that volley just firm enough nothing wrong with that point from the Aussie there but the first set point that was a mistake to try back to dece to go want some love after that even this set adage [Applause] [Music] [Applause] D oh that must have caught the line he cannot believe that ball was not called out by the electronic line calling good save there by alar with quality thank you these Miss serves and double faults game second two wi set two guy I've never owned a Ferrari but I hear that if you do own Ferraris they end up in the shop a lot and for me alcaraz's body is a bit of a Ferrari okay looks like he is who's going to take it both these guys with the short sleeves ready for that 13 [Music] [Applause] for deuce game two two end of a game there are down in the low Bowl where it's a little bit more in the ey line of where the ball might be for the players kudos for them being Progressive like that hopefully all the tournaments around the world will follow suit more fan friendly but this isn't uh too friendly to caros now he wants to do that and he can it's not about Hol holstering your weapons it's about using him at the right time g i I'm going to go to um Manolo Santana 15 13 precarious Carefree on the court was he more structured this guy has no structure no he he was buttoned up this guy's a free form Jazz exploration out here he beat you to a pulp and there was nothing you could do about it for the most part percentage tenis and CZ doesn't have that gear just yet I think he's gotten better at it but he's not good at it by two games to one third set that that's W Carlos ferrero's job that's right here comes a little bit of a gift and alarz will have another chance to take a lead here what an education he had game [Applause] [Music] two is so helpful for someone like alcarez best of five more time to get out of a rut more time to make an opponent with less experience feel the pressure and have to perform at a high there'll be things to PR this for sure should he get through which we expect patience I think is number one he he the discipline tonight has not been there still a hangover effect from the Olympic Games and and the crowded schedule this year [Applause] hard back yourself that's it dude back yourself is that what he said back yourself very very much an aussy expression just trust yourself effectively yeah you know believe in yourself 15 I mean TFO has already said he's got he he he he would have loved the Olympics he would have loved watching all the other sports but he wanted to put together a good hard some want to come in here feeling good Master 1000s that have been stretched out now a lot of players including and especially IGA Shan have been have been talking about that that there's just those events look at all those forand winners from alcar that's good stuff for the people playing that game out new balls please she talks about how literally the first turn starts on the 29th of December 15 mandatory tournaments yeah that that tournament in on the 29th is not mandatory yes correct just to set the record straight for everybody but if you want to play longer there are Simple Solutions just takes action should do that yeah which is good she should takes control of this one one thing that I I think is a is a Force for good and I hope Canadian open finals will take place midweek on a Wednesday night Cincinnati will start on a Thursday so it's one less week on the road for the players okay wow what a pi two as well these players to play those two events this year was two one we events next year it goes to three weeks for two [Applause] events Bon [Music] he has been tacking him on third set point for Carlos G third set there it is but when you have players and I there there's a rule also like the Champions you know the dev would call him up good old pichy kelm and say look uh Martinez out can you can you play Detroit and Chrissy would say yes beautifully peruse that subject we should have it fixed by like Thursday I'll try and do some research by then anyway this guy looks like he's going to still be in the tournament by Thursday that's when the the second round will take place down the sand scope the Netherlands [Applause] game first game I just want to make them proud [Applause] 15 trying to reel off another game here in a row game [Applause] [Music] P should be pretty proud obviously his father still his brother orthopedic surgeon and a professional tennis player that's not too bad [Applause] take little risk for maximum reward that's a little more risky that's sty actually but go for the line how many times did you see Rafa Nadal hit winners with his forehand game out said leave nothing out there switch it around [Applause] [Music] big separation now alcaras is just it's Bry more more players seem to be going G the heat and humidity came in Monday yesterday long and had days in it to get used to it but relief is coming on Thursday Carlos sees the other side of the net now big time here and it's a skill that alaras has had to learn from game [Applause] but what's the single biggest strength a modern player has right he he got a I mean he can give it a ride at times but you can't do that not time it again not too many people can do that [Applause] [Applause] have mum watching that will stay with me forever [Applause] finish that's been two success game two when when he'd come up the fight they yell it sounded like a boo sound like the crowd is energized lead to this is a great run onto the ball for a guy who seems to be playing in fumes [Applause] [Music] for out game set two sets to one 62 46 63 61 man [Music] not his best performance at the US Open for alcaraz but an important one he's underway having lost his Opening match in the preceding tournament in Cincinnati