It's not nice to say that an injury means good news, but the path of Carlos Alcaraz at the US Open 2025 clears up after Ben Shelton's tearful withdrawal due to a shoulder injury. The Spaniard will face Arthur Rinderknech in the fourth round as planned. However, in the quarterfinals, he will likely have an unexpected opponent, either Jiri Lehecka or Adrian Mannarino. In the semifinal, he would play against Novak Djokovic or Taylor Fritz, but in case of an early exit by the Serbian or the American, the match would be against Cameron Norrie, Jan-Lennard Struff, Frances Tiafoe, Taylor Fritz, Ugo Blanchet, Tomas Machac, or Jerome Kym.
With Shelton's withdrawal, Alcaraz's path is quite open until the semis.
— José Morón (@jmgmoron) August 29, 2025
4R-Rinderknech
QF-Lehecka/Mannarino
SF-Djokovic/Norrie/Struff/Tiafoe/Fritz/Blanchet/Machac/Kym pic.twitter.com/3CDz3x0g6L
This news is an automatic translation. You can read the original news, Así se le queda el cuadro a Alcaraz hasta semifinales del US Open 2025 tras la baja de Shelton

