Sports Opinion: Carlos Alcaraz bursts onto tennis’ big stage at the US Open, bringing star quality and flair September 3, 2021 Dan Wolken, USA TODAY Comments Off on Opinion: Carlos Alcaraz bursts onto tennis’ big stage at the US Open, bringing star quality and flair Carlos Alcaraz, 18, who entered the U.S. Open ranked No. 55, introduced himself in a major way Friday by knocking out No. 3 seed Stefanos Tsitsipas.