At the French Open, Carlos Alcaraz made a name for himself by making it to his first-ever final. Jannik Sinner was beaten 2–6–6-3–3-6–6-4–6-3 by the Spaniard.
That happened a year after Alcaraz had a difficult matchup with Novak Djokovic in the semifinals, where he was on the verge of victory when he began to cramp.
When Sinner’s cramps feared getting the better of him again, Alcaraz claimed that he had learned from his previous semi-final experience, which enabled him to persevere through five sets of tough play. Not only was the 21-year-old having difficulties on Friday, but Sinner also acknowledged that the tension was causing him to have cramps. And that was something Alcaraz noticed.
Alcaraz expressed his thoughts about it and said: “I saw that he was having a bit of a hard time; I had cramps and so did he in the third. We had to fight. I learned from last year’s match against Djokovic that I was in the same position as today, but I know that in those moments you have to be calm and continue because the cramps will go away.”
He added: “You have to be there fighting, trying to make shorter points. The third set was a little strange; the fourth and fifth were great matches, very good tennis. I am very happy for everything I have done today, waiting for my moment until the end, which I took.”
Alcaraz at the French Open, ranking, and results in 2024
Now the world no.3, the Spaniard has achieved an overall 24-5 win-loss record in 2024. The Spaniard is playing at the moment at the French Open where he conquered the world no.107 Jeff Wolf 6-1 6-2 6-1, the world no.176 Jesper De Jong 6-3 6-4 2-6 6-2, the world no.28 Sebastian Korda 6-4 7-65 6-3, the world no.21 Felix Auger-Aliassime 6-3 6-3 6-1
, the world no.9 Stefanos Tsitsipas 6-3 7-63 6-4 and the world no.2 Jannik Sinner 2-6 6-3 3-6 6-4 6-3.Carlos Alcaraz will fight against the world no.4 Alexander Zverev in the final. Their current head to head is 7-4 for Zverev.
Alcaraz has won 1 title in 2024 in Indian Wells.
Carlos won 14 titles in his career: 4 on hard courts, 7 on clay courts, 1 on indoor courts and 2 on grass courts. (See the list of his titles)
Djokovic at the French Open, ranking, and results in 2024
Ranked no.1, Novak has achieved a 18-6 record in 2024. Djokovic is now having a run at the French Open where he bested the world no.142 Pierre-Hugues Herbert 6-4 7-63 6-4, the world no.63 Roberto Carballes Baena 6-4 6-1 6-2, the world no.30 Lorenzo Musetti 7-5 6-76 2-6 6-3 6-0 and the world no.27 Francisco Cerundolo 6-1 5-7 3-6 7-5 6-3.
Djokovic is scheduled to compete next at the Wimbledon (Wimbledon). He will begin to play the tournament from the main draw that will commence on the 1st of July.
Carlos Alcaraz and Novak Djokovic clashed against each other 5 times. Their current head to head is 3-2 for Djokovic. Previously, the last time they squared off, Novak Djokovic won 6-3 6-2 in the semifinal in Turin (Nitto ATP Finals) in November 2023.
In the following video you can watch the highlights.
Carlos Alcaraz and Novak Djokovic |
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