Novak Djokovic bests Alcaraz at the semifinal to battle vs Ruud. HIGHLIGHTS, INTERVIEW – FRENCH OPEN RESULTS

FRENCH OPEN - PARIS DRAW AND RESULTS. Djokovic wins against Alcaraz to compete against Casper Ruud in the final

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Luke Meyer
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Prediction and head to head Novak Djokovic vs. Carlos Alcaraz

Novak Djokovic aces Carlos Alcaraz 6-3 5-7 6-1 6-1 in the semifinal in Paris on Friday. Djokovic will engage against Casper Ruud in the final. The battle lasted 3 hours and 23 minutes. Novak won this tournament twice in 2016 and 2021. Here you can see his history at this event.

Djokovic
Paris
Djokovic's Record

Djokovic added to his prize money € 520,000 after winning this match. He has already won € 1,150,000 after this win. If he wins the next match, the Serbian will add € 1,150,000 to his earnings to get in total € 2,300,000 in total.

Highlights Novak Djokovic vs. Carlos Alcaraz French Open – Paris

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JjbWqtnAbxY

Djokovic’s Interview

Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners

Djokovic
Alcaraz
Novak Djokovic
6-3 5-7 6-1
6-1
3h:23
Carlos Alcaraz
128
128
Total points
100
100
63
63
Winners
40
40
49%
49%
Ratio Winners
40%
40%
36
36
Unforced
50
50
42%
42%
Ratio Unforced
58%
58%
25/45
25/45
Net Approaches
19/30
19/30
56%
56%
Perc
63%
63%
-- Serve --
8
8
Aces
3
3
3
3
Double Faults
2
2
70%
70%
1st in
72%
72%
72%
72%
1st won
54%
54%
63/88
63/88
1st won
40/74
40/74
43%
43%
2nd won
48%
48%
16/37
16/37
2nd won
14/29
14/29
-- Break Points --
7/12
7/12
Total
2/12
2/12
58%
58%
Won
17%
17%
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At the end of the match, Novak scored 128 points vs. Carlos’s 100.

Djokovic

The Serbian didn’t lose the focus when converting 58% of the break points that he procured (7/12).

Alcaraz

On the other side, Carlos was far from perfect in converting his break points (only 17% – 2/12). That was one of the key issues for his demise.

After this match, the head to head between Djokovic and Alcaraz is 1-1.

Draw and next match H2H: Novak Djokovic vs. Casper Ruud – stats

Djokovic will compete against Ruud in the final.

This will be the 5th time that Novak Djokovic and Casper Ruud fight against each other. The head to head is 4-0 for Djokovic (see full H2H stats), 2-0 on clay.

Novak Djokovic Draw info

Djokovic had an good ride in the last 2 sets to concede 2 games after winning 54 points vs. Ruud’s 31 points.

1st
Djokovic
Alcaraz
6-3
6
3
5
3
5
2
4
2
4
1
3
1
2
1
1
1
1
0
2nd
Djokovic
Alcaraz
5-7
5
7
5
6
5
5
4
5
3
5
3
4
3
3
2
3
2
2
1
2
1
1
0
1
3rd
Djokovic
Alcaraz
6-1
6
1
6
1
5
1
4
1
3
1
2
1
1
1
0
1
4th
Djokovic
Alcaraz
6-1
6
1
5
1
5
0
4
0
3
0
2
0
1
0
 

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