interview on ESPN<\/a> after his victory Sunday that his quarterfinal match would be against either Ben Shelton or Stefanos Tsitsipas in a match that Shelton later won.<\/p>\nThe defending champion visited the set after beating Tommy Paul in his fourth-round match. Andy Roddick, the 2003 U.S. Open champion, asked Alcaraz about the challenges either player would present.<\/p>\n
A confused Alcaraz asked him to repeat the question.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou’re either going to play Shelton or Tsitsipas,” Roddick said. “Maybe just a word on both of them and the challenges …\u201d<\/p>\n
He didn’t get to finish the sentence because Alcaraz leaned over to look at the paper in front of Roddick.<\/p>\n
\u201cReally? Oh my God, I thought I was playing Medvedev-Tiafoe,\u201d Alcaraz said, before both men started laughing.<\/p>\n
Frances Tiafoe beat Daniil Medvedev in their match that was going on during the interview, but now plays Alex Michelsen.<\/p>\n
Many tennis players say they don’t like to look ahead at their draw, though it might be rare for one to not know his next match so deep in a tournament.<\/p>\n
Shelton, the No. 8 seed, beat Tsitsipas in straight sets.<\/p>\n
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