Carlos Alcaraz Loses To Botic Van De Zandschulp In Shocking Defeat

The shocking defeat comes as Alcaraz is ranked No. 3 in the world while van de Zandschulp is ranked 74.

Carlos Alcaraz was defeated in the second round of the U.S. open Thursday.

Alcaraz lost to Botic van de Zandschulp in straight sets.

The shocking defeat comes as Alcaraz is ranked No. 3 in the world while van de Zandschulp is ranked 74.

In the past two months Alcaraz has won an Olympic silver medal and took home the Wimbledon trophy.

The player finished with 28 errors in total while van de Zandschulp closed the match with an ace to secure one of the biggest upsets, giving him his first win over a top-10 opponent at a major in his career.