Carlos Alcaraz beat Arthur Rinderknech in cruise control in the U.S. Open | U.S. Open Tennis 2025

Carlos Alcaraz continued his highest form in New York, returning to the quarterfinals of the U.S. Open with a guaranteed performance, ending Frenchman Arthur Rinderknech with a 7-6 (3), 6-3, 6-4 victory.

However, Alcaraz had to be patient in a strong opening event as Rinderknech imposed his vicious serving and flat, super-issued game. But the Spaniard performed well and clearly touched his forehand in court.

Despite his incredible success, Alcaraz rarely navigates the early stages of the Grand Slam Championship without drama. This is the first time in his career that he has reached the quarterfinals of any Grand Slam title without letting go of the game. He has reached the finals in his last seven games so far, with his career being the most consistent, and he is already in a strong position to continue the game.

At 22, he was the youngest man in the open era, beating Boris Becker in 1990, the first time in his career he won the quarterfinals of all four Grand Slam titles in a calendar year.

Jessica Pegula has continued to find her form at perfect moments a year since breaking through to the U.S. Open final. The fourth seed Pegula returned to the U.S. Open quarterfinals by defeating her fellow countryman Ann Li 6-1, 6-2. Despite her historical success on American hard courts, Pegula reached the grasslands of Flushing in a bad form, drawing a record 2-4 since Wimbledon. No. 2 American endured a hellish preparation a week before the game, but she now found the best form on the court.

“I honestly felt really bad when I got into this game,” she said. “I did practice on Wednesday, and I think I played with Sabalenka. She killed me. I played badly. Then we went out for the second hour and I stopped like half of the hour and was like, ‘I’m done, like, this is not good. I don’t know why I’m practicing here.”

“It’s hard because it was a mixed second day [doubles] It was done, so we turned to different balls and I was a little frustrated. It was really cold and windy this day. I was like, “Yes, I’m done today.” So I was a little bit out of the court and wasn’t very happy. Going to make an escape room with my friends, having two drinks, I thought, I just had to relax and not get so frustrated again and overthink all of these practices. ”

Meanwhile, Daniil Medvedev ended his long-term partnership with coach Gilles Cervara, following a dramatic first-round failure with Benjamin Bonzi. Medvedev hired Cervara as his full-time coach in 2017, and the partnership won the 2021 U.S. Open title, first place and five other Grand Slam finals.