Alcaraz into US Open last eight

NEW YORK, Sept 05 (AFP): Carlos Alcaraz surged into the quarter-finals of the US Open on Monday as upsets dominated the women's draw with Ons Jabeur and Jessica Pegula becoming the latest highly ranked players to go crashing out.
Defending champion Alcaraz, who has only dropped one set on his journey into the last eight, produced a dominant display to overwhelm Italian world No.61 Matteo Arnaldi, winning 6-3, 6-3, 6-4 in 1hr 57min.
Alcaraz will face 12th seed Alexander Zverev in Wednesday's quarter-finals after the 2020 US Open finalist from Germany defeated Italian sixth seed Jannik Sinner in a five-set duel tinged with controversy.
Zverev, who is returning to his best form after a gruesome injury at the French Open last year that forced a six-month layoff, downed Sinner 6-4, 3-6, 6-2, 4-6, 6-3 on the Arthur Ashe Stadium.
The 4hr 41min battle, which wrapped at 1.39am local time, saw an ugly incident in the fourth set when Zverev complained of a "Hitler phrase" being shouted from the stands as he prepared to serve.
"He just said the most famous Hitler phrase there is in this world," Zverev told the umpire. "This is unbelievable."
A male fan was subsequently identified as the alleged culprit and ejected from the arena before Zverev went on to seal victory.