Carlos alcaras has received a huge US Open boost with his draw opening up nicely following the surprise exits of two projected opponents. world no three alcaraz will not be on court until later on Thursday with the Spaniard playing the final night session match on Arthur Ash Stadium against bck vanandel however early play on the 4th day of 2024 US Open action has panned out nicely for the 2022 Champion iea two potential Rivals crashing out of the tournament do projected fourth round opponent Sebastian Corda was beaten by Tomas masak while projected quarterfinal opponent Hubert herot fell to Jordan Thompson do hopes were high for 16th seed and home favorite Corda heading into the tournament with the American capturing his second ATP title at the Washington open towards the best of the summer do cord all also had a strong run at the Canadian open reaching the last four but was beaten in straight sets by cstar Muk on court leis armstrong. wrist injuries have plagued the American throughout his career and sadly for him he seemed to physically be struggling with the same injury once again in this contest on masak was a breakdown in both the first and third sets but rallied impressively to seal an impressive 6 to4 6-2 6 to four Triumph and reached the third round her catch is another player who has struggled with injury in recent weeks having suffered a miniscus tear in his round two Wimbledon match versus Arthur Phils the pole seated seventh in New York withdrew from the Olympics following a minor procedure though looked fit and healthy in an opening Flushing Meadows victory over Timo scov however he was outplayed in his round two match versus Thompson with the Australian claiming a 7 to 62 6:1 7 to5 win to book a meeting versus 30th seed Mato or naldi those victories have made alcaraz asraw easier on paper though there are still some tough tests he could face before a projected semifinal versus world no one ganic Center