Alcaraz defeats Tsitsipas and plays the Roland Garros semifinals against Djokovic

The Spanish tennis player CarlosAlcarazqualified for the first time for the semifinals of Roland Garrossecond Grand Slam of the season and that is played on clay, after forcefully defeating the Greek Stefanos Tsitsipas in three sets 6-2, 6-1, 7-6(5) without excessive suffering, to meet the Serbian Novak Djokovic for a place in the final.

The one in Athens was presented as the first major exam for the number one in the world, but it showed that the great Parisian was not quite fine and that he has the Murcian in his black beast. The man from El Palmar maintained his unbeaten record against his rival after five games and did so with a high level and solidity that made the Australian Open finalist desperate, who only worried when the first favorite had his worst moment.

After showing his good level against top opponents such as the Canadian Denis Shapovalov and the Italian Lorenzo Musetti, the United States Open champion continued to show the growth of his tennis ahead of the final hour, especially for his match with the another favorite next Friday theorist. Only an oversight in the final stretch of the third set gave some emotion and the clash went on for more than two hours.

The number one in the world was devastating with his drive(20 of his 36 winners), with which he hammers his rival’s backhand, unable to find his blows or his forehand or his powerful serve to be able to put up more resistance. His 30 unforced errors were a stone against the Spaniard.

Alcaraz started firm from the beginning and filled Tsitsipas with doubts who could not get out of the black hole into which the Spaniard put him, very solid from the bottom and also contributing his best shots. The Murcian broke early and the Greek found no response to the strength in service and his continuous mistakes, especially with his backhand. Another break, to love, helped the first seed close out the first set.

The expected reaction from Athens did not arrive. Weighed down by his failures (13 in this second set) and by seeing himself already from the first game, delivering his serve again without winning any points, he could not worry Juan Carlos Ferrero’s pupil at any time, who did not drop his level one bit. .

The 6-1 of the second set was a clear demonstration of the difference in the Philippe-Chatrier and it did not have the desired effect on the world number five, crestfallen and without arguments. The Murcian did not lose center and took advantage soon, but then he experienced his worst game to lose serve when he served to end the duel to cheer the stands.

Tsitsipas reached sudden death and saw himself with the possibility of turning the situation around, but there Alcaraz again offered his best version to sentence and begin to think about the challenge that awaits him on Friday against the winner of 22 Grand Slams.