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Carlos Alcaraz seemed desperate at times.
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The young Spanish star Carlos Alcaraz failed in the round of 16 at the classic lawn game in Wimbledon.
The 19-year-old, seeded number five, lost to South Tyrolean Jannik Sinner 1: 6, 4: 6, 7: 6 (10: 8), 3: 6 on Sunday evening and thus missed the third Grand Slam quarterfinal of his career.
Clay court specialist Alcaraz had defeated the two German tennis professionals Jan-Lennard Struff and Oscar Otte in Wimbledon.
The 20-year-old Italian Sinner is in the top eight for the first time in Wimbledon and now meets the winner of the match between the top seeded defending champion Novak Djokovic from Serbia and Tim van Rijthoven from the Netherlands.
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