Speaking after his loss in the second round of 2024 US Open against Botic van de Zandschulp, world number three Carlos Alcaraz said Botic surprised him and he was expecting that Botic would give some free points. "He didn't make a lot of mistakes...So it was confusing a bit," he stated. Alcaraz lost the match 6-1, 7-5, 6-4.