For years, tennis has been asking itself how it will move on as its biggest stars head for the exits.
If the first week of the U.S. Open is any indication, it just might be with a couple of 18-year-olds named Carlos Alcaraz and Emma Raducanu who have barged in where they don’t yet belong, but clearly do.
With howls of “Vamonos!” coursing through the crowd at Arthur Ashe Stadium on Friday, Alcaraz of Spain pulled off the upset of the tournament in knocking off Stefanos Tsitsipas of Greece, winning a five-set classic, 6-3, 4-6, 7-6(2), 0-6, 7-6(5).