Alcaraz's tough challenge at the US Open that only seven players have previously managed
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Carlos Alcaraz landed in New York on Monday from Cincinnati, and this Wednesday he will go through his first training session on the Flushing Meadows courts.
In the afternoon, he will take part in an exhibition on the Louis Armstrong court, the second most important at the complex, where he will meet friends such as Jimmy Butler and Sebastian Yatra.
The player from Murcia will find out tomorrow his opponents in the upper part of the draw up until a hypothetical final with Novak Djokovic, the one everyone is waiting and hoping for.
Carlitos has a major challenge at the US Open. This is the first time he will be defending his major crown.
Only seven players in the Open Era (1968) managed to retain the crown in New York. The first of them was John McEnroe, consecutive champion from 1979 to 1981.
He was seconded by his compatriot Jimmy Connors, winner in 1982 and 1983. Ivan Lendl was the third to do so, from 1985 to 1987.
Sweden’s Stefan Edberg (1991 and 1992), Pete Sampras (1995 and 1996), Patrick Rafter (1997 and 1998) and Roger Federer (2004 to 2008) complete the select club of winners capable of repeating the title a year later
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