Alcaraz beats Canada’s Shapovalov 3-0 sets at the French Open

World number 1 Carlos Alcaraz eliminated Canadian world number 32 Denis Shapovalov by 3-0 sets, reaching the 1/8 finals at the Roland-Garros.

TOO. STRONG.

Alcaraz ousts Shapovalov in straight sets to reach Roland-Garros R4! 👊🇪🇸 #RolandGarros pic.twitter.com/1IDGwvdpAQ

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Alcaraz converted 2 break points from 7 available and won the 1^st set 6-1 in only 36 minutes. The Spaniard was the better player in the 2^nd set as the Canadian broke the world number 1 serve twice, but Alcaraz had 3 breaks and came back from 4-1 down to win 6-4.

Carlos Alcaraz takes the first set 6-1 over Denis Shapovalov. #RolandGarros pic.twitter.com/P4mApf6f7y

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Carlos Alcaraz comes back from being down 1-4 in the 2nd set to win 6-4 over Denis Shapovalov. #RolandGarros pic.twitter.com/fZ7uFfszt4

— TSN (@TSN_Sports) June 2, 2023

Carlos finished the match 6-2 in the 3^rd set as he broke his Canadian opponent’s serve 2 times and didn’t allow any break chances to Shapovalov.

Alcaraz will play in the next round of the French Open against world number 18 Lorenzo Musetti, who won against Cameron Norrie in straight sets earlier today.