Alcaraz Tops Sinner at 2:50 a.m.—Latest US Open Finish Ever

NEW YORK—This was a match that would not end. Should not end, one might say.
Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner, two of the brightest young stars of men’s tennis, traded shots of the highest quality and countless momentum swings across five sterling sets for 5 hours, 15 minutes until Alcaraz finally won the last point at 2:50 a.m. on Sept. 8, the latest finish in U.S. Open history.
It was “only” a quarterfinal, no trophy at stake, yet was as taut a thriller as this tournament has produced or, likely, will, a tour de force of big cuts on the full sprint and plenty of guts, a 6–3, 6–7 (7), 6–7 (0), 7–5, 6–3 victory for the No. 3-seeded Alcaraz, a 19-year-old from Spain….
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