{
  "id": 11646025,
  "title": "Alcaraz saves four set points en route to Japan Open quarter-finals",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/03/alcaraz-saves-four-set-points-en-route-to-japan-open-quarter-finals",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-03T08:48:26.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/alcaraz-saves-four-set-points-084826494.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Spanish tennis player Carlos Alcaraz advanced to the quarter-finals of the Japan Open after overcoming Matteo Arnaldi with a 7-6 (8-6), 6-1 victory. The top seed and defending champion faced a challenging situation in the first set tie-break, where he found himself down 6-2. Alcaraz managed to save four set points before turning the tide of the match. \"When you are down 6-2 in a tie-break, you are thinking about doing something different,\" Alcaraz commented on court. \"Then you are trying to be better in the second set. I just tried to stay there, point after point. I changed how I played until that moment and it worked out. Just happy that I got that first set.\" Alcaraz will face Canada’s Denis Shapovalov in the last eight at the Japan Open in Tokyo.",
  "summary": "Carlos Alcaraz had to save four set points before beating Matteo Arnaldi to reach the quarter-finals of the Japan Open. The Spanish top seed and defending champion found himself 6-2 down in a first-set tie-break.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "Canada’s Shapovalov advances to Japan Open quarterfinals with win over Tabilo",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/03/canadas-shapovalov-advances-to-japan-open-quarterfinals-with-win-over",
        "published": "2026-10-03T04:37:33.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Yahoo Sports",
        "title": "Carlos Alcaraz advances to the third round at the Japan Open",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/03/carlos-alcaraz-advances-to-the-third-round-at-the-japan-open",
        "published": "2026-10-03T06:53:58.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}