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Carlos Alcaraz in action against Sebastian Baez in the US Open first round on Tuesday afternoon.
Third seed to meet Griekspoor or Coria in second round in New York
Leading an entertaining US Open matchup against Sebastian Baez 7-5, 7-5, 2-0 on Tuesday, Carlos Alcaraz advanced to the second round at the final Grand Slam of the year when his opponent was retired due to a leg injury.
The 19-year-old Spaniard had prevailed in two scintillating sets on Arthur Ashe Stadium against the World No. 37 Baez. Both players produced plenty of high-quality all-court tennis, but it was the 2021 quarter-finalist Alcaraz who had found something extra to clinch a crucial break of serve in the 12th game of both sets.
Baez began to struggle physically at the start of the third set and the Argentine opted not to risk further injury by continuing on his main-draw debut in New York. Alcaraz’s next assignment at Flushing Meadows is a second-round match against Tallon Griekspoor or Federico Coria.
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