French Open: Alcaraz beats Tsitsipas, units up semi-final conflict with Djokovic

Jun 07, 2023 at 5:17 AM
French Open: Alcaraz beats Tsitsipas, units up semi-final conflict with Djokovic
Greece’s Stefanos Tsitsipas plays a shot against Spain’s Carlos Alcaraz during their quarterfinal match of the French Open tennis tournament at the Roland Garros stadium in Paris, on June 6, 2023.

Greece’s Stefanos Tsitsipas performs a shot in opposition to Spain’s Carlos Alcaraz throughout their quarterfinal match of the French Open tennis match on the Roland Garros stadium in Paris, on June 6, 2023.
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World primary Carlos Alcaraz defeated two-time Grand Slam finalist Stefanos Tsitsipas 6-2, 6-1, 7-6(5) on June 6 night time.

He has now secured his place within the semi-final to face Novak Djokovic on June 9 at Roland-Garros. After profitable the match, Alcaraz mentioned, “This match, it is one everyone wants to watch. I would say it will be a really good match to play and to watch as well. I really want to play this match well,” as per the official web site of Roland Garros.

Alcaraz additional mentioned, “I always say that if you want to be the best, you have to beat the best. Novak Djokovic right now is one of the best players in the world. It is going to be a really tough match for me but I am really looking forward to playing that match. “Djokovic appeared outmatched and out of kinds for probably the most half in two hours of his match, however he lastly bought the higher of Karen Khachanov to advance to his twelfth Roland-Garros semifinal.

The third seed overcame the no. 11 seed Khachanov 4-6, 7-6(0), 6-2, and 6-4. Djokovic mentioned after profitable the match, “Against players like Karen – he has a big serve, maybe doesn’t move as well – I tried to expose him, make it unpredictable for him,” as per the official web site of Roland Garros.”It worked in the end. It was a big fight – it always is with Karen. I have a lot of respect for him. He’s a great fighter, a great player,” he added.