Roland-Garros – round of 16: Carlos Alcaraz masters Karen Khachanov (6-1, 6-4, 6-4) and joins Alexander Zverev

Obviously, Carlos Alcaraz has no problem with the night session. For the second time in a row, the Spaniard faced an opponent when the night was coming to Paris. And for the second consecutive time, Alcaraz impressed without conceding a single set. Better still: the Murcian had not conceded a break point against the 21st in the world until the middle of the third set. Before that, Alcaraz dominated the debates to show an appalling authority. In just 29 minutes, the Spaniard won the first set winning the first five games of the match. Disoriented by so much ease in front of him, Khachanov saved the honor before losing the first set on the opposing face-off (6-1).

Khachanov, a last stand before an outing to the applause of the Central

Thereafter, the game gradually tightened. Khachanov managed to take the lead in the second moto to start a new game. In front at 2-1 then 3-2, the 25th player in the world could not continue to maintain this pace and Alcaraz broke at 3-3 to lead two sets to nothing in just 1h17 (6-4). More solid in the exchange, the Muscovite could have been frustrated and let go of the match in the third set, but this is not the policy of the house.

With courage, the winner of the Bercy tournament in 2018 pushed the Spaniard to his limits in a game that had become very intense. Broken at 1-1, Khachanov then debroken to equalize at 3-3… But Alcaraz gave a boost in stride to regain his break lead. Out to deserved applause from center court, the Russian saved five match points on his serve before cracking on the sixth attempt, this time on an opposing serve (6-4). Carlos Alcaraz continues his fortnight, and tennis can only rejoice.