Stefanos Tsitsipas was destroyed by Carlos Alcaraz, setting up a thrilling semi-final matchup between Novak Djokovic at the French Open on Friday. When the draw was done 12 days ago, the potential confrontation was immediately brought to light. It also seemed inevitable as both players advanced through the rounds.
Both players have only lost one set, but Alcaraz defeated fifth-seeded Stefanos Tsitsipas 6-2 6-1 7-6 (5) in the night session, whereas Djokovic had to rally to defeat Karen Khachanov on Tuesday.
Even if Carlitos completely outplayed Tsitsipas in the first two sets and a half, he was not satisfied with the fact that he choked a bit in the third set when he had to win the match.
During the on-court interview that followed the match, the Spaniard revealed:
“I lost my focus a little bit at the end of the third set, I had a couple of match points. He started to play, I would say better. I was in trouble but I’m really happy to overcome that problem, still playing a great level, believing that I was going to win the third set.”
Alcaraz at the French Open, ranking, and results in 2023
WWWWWWWWWW Currently ranked no.1, Carlos has managed to achieve an overall 35-3 win-loss record in 2023. The Spaniard is currently playing at the French Open where he ousted the world no.159 Flavio Cobolli 6-0 6-2 7-5, the world no.112 Taro Daniel 6-1 3-6 6-1 6-2, the world no.32 Denis Shapovalov 6-1 6-4 6-2, the world no.18 Lorenzo Musetti 6-3 6-2 6-2 and the world no.5 Stefanos Tsitsipas 6-2 6-1 7-65.
Carlos Alcaraz will compete against the world no.3 Novak Djokovic in the semifinal. Their actual head to head record is 1-0 for Alcaraz.
The Spaniard conquered 4 titles in 2023 in Buenos Aires, Indian Wells, Barcelona and Madrid. Alcaraz got to the final in Rio de Janeiro (Rio Open).
Carlos won 10 titles in his career: 3 on hard courts and 7 on clay courts. (See the list of his titles)
Alcaraz has scheduled to play next at the Wimbledon (Wimbledon). He will start to play the tournament from the main draw that will commence on the 3rd of July.
Stefanos Tsitsipas in 2023
Ranked world no.5, the Greek played his last match on the 6th of June when he lost to world no.1 Carlos Alcaraz 6-2 6-1 7-6(5) in the quarter of the French Open (draw).
This year the Greek has managed to achieve an overall 31-9 win-loss record. Stefanos Tsitsipas’s most significant accomplishment of the present season was getting to the final at the Australian Open and Barcelona.
He is also scheduled to play in Wimbledon (Wimbledon) after Halle. The main draw will start on the 19th of June.
Carlos Alcaraz and Stefanos Tsitsipas clashed against each other 5 times. Their actual head to head record is 5-0 for Alcaraz. Before, the last time they competed against each other, Carlos Alcaraz won 6-2 6-1 7-6(5) in the quarter in Paris (French Open) on the 6th of June 2023.
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