After losing shockingly to 74th-ranked Botic van de Zandschulp in the 2024 US Open second round, Carlos Alcaraz will play in the ATP 500 Beijing Open the following week.
Behind World No. 1 and reigning winner Jannik Sinner, the World No. 3 is seeded second in Beijing for the ATP 500 World Tour leg in China. In last year’s semifinal, the 21-year-old fell short against Sinner, who went on to win the title, in straight sets, 6(4)-7, 1-6.The 2022 US Open winner would seem to have enough of time to bounce back from his humiliating loss in straight sets to van de Zandschulp, because the main tournament begins on September 26.
The defending champion of Wimbledon and Roland Garros got off to a record-breaking start at Flushing Meadows, defeating Australian Li Tu 6-2, 4-6, 6-3, 6-1.The Spaniard, who has won the last two Majors, was the clear favourite to triumph in New York and complete a trifecta of Grand Slam victories in 2024. But things turned out differently; the Dutchman’s adroit play combined with an unusually high amount of unintentional mistakes caused his opponent to lose in just two matches, eliminating him from the US Open.
With a 39-9 season singles record in 2024, Carlos Alcaraz has become the youngest player in ever to win Grand Slams on three different surfaces. He has also successfully defended his titles at Indian Wells and Wimbledon. In the 2024 Paris Olympics, the 21-year-old also placed second but lost to Novak Djokovic in the championship match.
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The Spaniard’s run to his deepest run in Melbourne—the Australian Open quarterfinals, where he lost to Alexander Zverev—was a personal best.Subsequently, in the Argentina Open semifinals, the reigning champion was defeated by Nicolas Jarry of Chile. After suffering an ankle injury in his opening game in the Rio Open, Alcaraz had to withdraw.The 21-year-old came back to the courts and defeated Daniil Medvedev in the Indian Wells final to win his first championship since Wimbledon 2023. But for the second year in a row, he lost to Gregor Dimitrov in the Miami Open quarterfinals and withdrew.
The four-time Major champion was forced to withdraw from multiple major clay tournaments due to a recurring ailment to his right forearm. It also affected his play, as he lost in the final eight of the Madrid Open and was unable to hold the title.Alcaraz then made a strong enough comeback to win the French Open, making history as the youngest player to triumph in a Major on all three playing fields. He would go on to have an exciting summer, winning the All-England Championship twice in a row and taking home the silver medal at his first Olympics in Paris.At the China Open in Beijing, Carlos Alcaraz will now aim to return to form and claim his fourth championship of the year.
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