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Alcaraz discovers live on air that he misread the draw and will face a different opponent

From ABC Color · () Spanish

Translated from Spanish and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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Newswire From a news agency Outcome reported
  • Carlos Alcaraz realized during a live ABC interview that he had misread the U.S. Open draw.
  • The defending champion will face either Ben Shelton or Stefanos Tsitsipas in the quarterfinals.
  • Alcaraz reached the last eight by beating Tommy Paul 6-4, 6-3, 6-4.

Carlos Alcaraz found out live on television that he had been preparing for the wrong possible quarterfinal opponents at the U.S. Open.

God, I thought I would play Medvedev or Tiafoe.

· Carlos AlcarazAlcaraz reacted during a live ABC interview after realizing he had misread the tournament draw.

During an interview with former player Andy Roddick on ABC, the Spanish defending champion said he had thought he would face Daniil Medvedev or Frances Tiafoe. Roddick then told him that his quarterfinal opponent would instead be the winner of Ben Shelton's match against Stefanos Tsitsipas.

“God, I thought I would play Medvedev or Tiafoe,” Alcaraz said before laughing with Roddick. “Surprise, you're welcome,” Roddick replied.

Surprise, you're welcome!

· Andy RoddickRoddick jokingly told Alcaraz that his quarterfinal opponent would come from the Shelton-Tsitsipas match.

Alcaraz acknowledged that he had not read the draw correctly. He said Tsitsipas was playing well and regaining confidence, while Shelton was also performing strongly. Alcaraz then said he would watch their match and be ready for whoever won. He had reached the quarterfinals by defeating Tommy Paul 6-4, 6-3, 6-4.

I had not seen the draw properly. I will definitely watch the match. Tsitsipas is playing very well and is regaining confidence. Shelton is also playing very well. I will watch the match, see who wins and be ready.

· Carlos AlcarazAlcaraz described how he would prepare for the quarterfinal after learning the correct draw.
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Originally published by ABC Color in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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