Carlos Alcaraz qualified in the finals at the US Open, but called the physiotherapist on the field
Article by Roxana Fleşeru – published on Friday, August 29, 2025 20:31 / Updated on Friday, August 2025 21:00
Carlos Alcaraz (22 years old, 2 ATP) qualified in the finals in New York, after passing Luciano Darderi (23 years, 34 ATP) with 6-2, 6-4, 6-0. The 2022 champion in New York called the physiotherapist for embarrassment at the right knee.
Alcaraz checked the third victory at the current edition of the US Open, in front of the Italian Luciano Darderi, a player with whom he has a special connection.
“We have known each other since I was 14 and 15, when I played in the semifinals of a tournament in France. I then lost in front of 7-5 in the third set. It was a European competition, Italy against Spain. I remember already playing extraordinary at that time. It is worth everything, because it is a kind of work. Ashe ”.
Although their tennis roads quickly took different directions after their 2018 meeting in the juniors, Darderi was excited when Alcaraz sent him a greeting message on social networks after winning his first ATP Tour title in Córdoba, in 2024. Although it represents Italy, Darderi was born and grew in Argentina.
Dariates about Alcaraz: “It does not matter that it is the number 1 or number 2 in the world, he remains the same person”
The 23 -year -old tells you about that interaction.
“I.–I appreciated the message. I felt very good that he thought about it, because it is not easy when you have already won so many and you are number 1. I had lost contact because he had advanced so much, so fast, and I was playing in different tournaments. He is an extraordinary guy. It is truly wonderful because it doesn't matter that it is number 1 or number 2 in the world, he remains the same person“, Darderi said for ATP.
Carlos Alcaraz did not have mercy on Luciano Darderi and was clear in three sets 6-2, 6-4, 6-0. The only problem for the 2022 champion was the intervention of the physiotherapist, at the end of the second set, for an embarrassment at the right knee. “I am good. I asked for the intervention of the physiotherapist when Darderi made me break at 5-3, because I felt that something was wrong with my knee. After five or six points, the pain disappeared. I asked him to look at the knees, because I wanted to be sure I was physical for the last set.” Carlos said at the interview on the field.
At the end of the match, the greeting between Alcaraz and Darderi was a hot one, the two continuing a bond more than seven years ago.
80 victoriesHas Alcaraz in Great Slam tournaments
For a place in the quarterfinals, Alcaraz will meet the winner of the French duel Benjamin Bonzi – Arthur Rinderknech.
