Carlos Alcaraz's wild shot launches him into 13th Grand Slam quarterfinal

"Sometimes, I practice it. I'm not going to lie," Alcaraz said of the shot in an interview after the match. "But I mean, I don't practice it, like, too many times. Just in practice, if the opportunity is there, I will try. In the match, it's kind of the same. If I have the opportunity, why not?" 

Spectators at Arthur Ashe Stadium would agree. They roared after he nailed the incredible shot. 

This ultimately proved to be the turning point in the match. Alcaraz would roll to a 7-6 (3), 6-3, 6-4 victory. He will face No. 20 Jiri Lehecka — a 23-year-old from the Czech Republic — in his next match on Tuesday. 

At 22 years and three months, Alcaraz is the youngest man in the Open Era to reach 13 Grand Slam quarterfinals. The U.S. Open is clearly becoming one of the phenom's favorite majors.

"The people like it; I like playing tennis like this," Alcaraz said. "My style fits pretty well to the energy here."

Why wouldn't he love playing in the Big Apple? It could be considered a perfect stage for a showman like Alcaraz.