welcome back to English news today where we bring you the latest and greatest in sports news today we have a truly stunning upset to discuss from the US Open grab your popcorn as we dive into the shocking defeat of Carlos alcaraz at the hands of bodic Vana anchel on a chilly Thursday night at Arthur Ash Stadium Carlos alcaraz the tournaments know three seed and a formidable force in tennis faced off against the 74th ranked bodic Van de anal with a 15 match Grand Slam winning streak on the line alcaraz was expected to cruise through the second round but what transpired was nothing short of extraordinary from the very start things seemed off for alcaraz the opening set was a one-sided Affair as vanaand shels powerful forehands and serves reaching speeds of 132 mph overwhelmed the Spaniard alcaraz failed to produce a single winner and was nearly doubled in total points the second set saw a slight improvement from alcaraz but a double fault and a series of unforced Errors handed Vana zanel the advantage the Dutchman clinched the set with a old at love putting him up two sets To None despite a valiant effort in the third set where alcaraz managed to level the score at three all his mistakes continued to pile up vanan shul maintained his composure and secured a break to take control of the match finishing off the final set 6 to4 alcaraz visibly frustrated acknowledged his internal struggle it was a fight against myself in my mind during the match he said he admitted that his tight schedule may have drained him but he didn't want to use it as an excuse this defeat marks a historic low for alcaraz as he becomes the first top three men's seed to exit the US Open in the first two rounds since 2006 vanaand shels win is even more surprising given his recent form before this week he had only won 11 of 18 matches this season Vana anel's ability to win 28 out of 35 net points was a key factor in his victory his performance was a master class in seizing the moment and overcoming the odds with this stunning upset vanandel moves on to face Jack Draper in the third round meanwhile while alcaraz will need to regroup and assess his future plans as he prepares for the rest of the season what a night of tennis be sure to stay tuned to English news today for more updates and Analysis don't forget to like comment and subscribe to keep up with all the latest sports news thanks for watching we'll see you next time with more exciting updates from the World of Sports until then keep your spirits high and your gamong if you enjoyed this video make sure to hit that subscribe button and turn on notifications so you never miss an update what did you think of the match let us know your thoughts in the comments below