Preview ATP Roland Garros 2023: Alcaraz – Djokovic

Alcaraz and Djokovic will fight to gain a place in the final of the French Grand Slam. We analyze the great semifinal and how the decisive duel to move forward in the Philippe Chatrier is presented.

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Alcaraz wants to get closer to the dream of being the new King of France

The young Spanish tennis player reaches the first of the semifinals in Paris after making it clear that he has established himself among the best players in the world. His establishment at number one in the world in recent months has been meteoric. It has also shown that it does not wrinkle before any adversary or any scenario. Along the way he has left tennis players of the stature of Denis Shapovalov, Lorenzo Musetti or Stefanos Tsitsipas. His immaculate repertoire of shots, together with an excellent competitive rhythm, have made the man from Murcia reach his first clay court Grand Slam semifinal in 2023. Now he will seek to become champion and reach his first final in Paris.

Djokovic seeks to feel strong again to enter the history books

There were few who dared to question the perseverance of the Serbian player as one of the semifinalists in Paris. However, he has personally taken it upon himself to demonstrate that, despite his poor dynamics in recent matches, he is still a rival to beat in the big events of the professional tennis calendar. Along the way he had to break rackets like those of Alejandro Davidovich, Juan Pablo Varillas or Karen Khachanov. These results corroborate the meritocracy that runs through his veins, since he has a very important focus of pressure since Rafa Nadal was not present in this 2023 edition. flexibility and quick concentration they are being one of the pillars that sustain, without a doubt, some poor sections of the parties.

H2H and match keys

Duel that is repeated after the semifinals last year in Madrid with Carlos as champion with great meritocracy, although Novak’s sensations in this tournament are far from being the best of that time. ANDl H2H is favorable for Alcaraz by 1-0but today Alcaraz is a much more complete tennis player than he was the last time they met and he also has a forehand and a very powerful serve in the middle of the court. Paris dresses up for one of the matches of the day and that, surely, will not disappoint the tennis fan.