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  "id": 5246653,
  "title": "Alcaraz overpowers Faria to reach US Open third round",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/alcaraz-overpowers-faria-to-reach-us-open-third-round-5246653",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-03T03:31:46.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/sports/2026/09/03/alcaraz-overpowers-faria-to-reach-us-open-third-round"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Defending champion Carlos Alcaraz, who returned to the US Open after a four-month absence due to a wrist injury, advanced to the third round on Wednesday after defeating Portugal's Jaime Faria in four sets. Alcaraz, 23, overcame an early setback to triumph 4-6, 6-0, 6-3, 6-2 in two hours and 40 minutes at Arthur Ashe Stadium. The 72nd-ranked Faria began strongly, serving well and applying pressure, but Alcaraz's resilience prevailed. Faria managed to break Alcaraz's serve in the seventh game, leading 4-3, but the Spaniard regained the upper hand in the subsequent game. Alcaraz's momentum continued into the second set, where he broke Faria's serve three times, securing a 2-0 deficit. The momentum carried over into the third set as well, with Faria breaking Alcaraz's serve once more, putting him 2-1 down. However, Faria's serve started to falter, and Alcaraz capitalized, taking a 2-1 lead in that set. The fourth set saw Alcaraz extend his advantage, breaking Faria's serve twice and serving out to clinch the victory.",
  "summary": "The defending champion overcame an early wobble to recover from a set down in a 4-6, 6-0, 6-3, 6-2 win.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/02/ben-shelton-moves-on-to-third-round-at-us-open-after-overcoming-tall",
        "published": "2026-09-02T23:27:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Sabalenka races into US Open third round",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/sabalenka-races-into-us-open-third-round",
        "published": "2026-09-03T01:52:04.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "BBC Sport",
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/sabalenka-earns-53-minute-us-open-win-but-tension-still-shows",
        "published": "2026-09-03T02:21:11.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Adom Online",
        "title": "Sabalenka earns 53-minute US Open win – but tension still shows",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/sabalenka-earns-53-minute-us-open-win-but-tension-still-shows-5251085",
        "published": "2026-09-03T05:18:07.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "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."
}