Carlos Alcaraz will play Novak Djokovic in a blockbuster French Open semi-final after the Spanish world primary beat Stefanos Tsitsipas 6-2, 6-1, 7-6 (7/5) on Tuesday.
The 20-year-old Alcaraz turns into the youngest French Open males’s semi-finalist since Djokovic in 2007 after defeating former Roland Garros runner-up Tsitsipas for the fifth time in as many makes an attempt.
Alcaraz will face Djokovic for under the second time in his profession. He beat the 22-time Grand Slam champion in three units in Madrid final yr.
“This match everyone wants to watch and I would say it is going to be a good match to play and watch as well,” Alcaraz stated of his pending showdown with Djokovic.
“I really wanted to play this match. If you want to be the best you have to beat the best, and Novak Djokovic is one of the best in the world at the moment.”
Tsitsipas began the evening session quarter-final with a assured maintain however Alcaraz quickly grabbed management with two breaks to bag the opening set.
Alcaraz’s mixture of delicate drop pictures and blistering groundstrokes had been an excessive amount of for an overmatched Tsitsipas, who tamely surrendered the second set with a double fault.
The prime seed broke early within the third set however didn’t serve it out at 5-3 as Tsitsipas supplied some belated resistance, saving 5 match factors earlier than finally taking place within the tie-break.
“I lost my focus a little bit at the end of the third set,” stated Alcaraz.
“He started to play better and of course, I lost my focus a little bit, I was in trouble. I am happy to recover from that problem and still focus and play a great level.”
Earlier Friday, two-time Paris champion Djokovic defeated Karen Khachanov 4-6, 7-6 (7/0), 6-2, 6-4 to succeed in the semi-finals for the twelfth time and forty fifth on the majors.
Source: www.anews.com.tr
