Carlos Alcaraz cruised past Stefanos Tsitsipas to secure a spot in the French Open semi-finals, where he will face the incoming world number one, Jannik Sinner.
The Spanish third seed, aged 21, defeated Greek ninth seed Tsitsipas with a scoreline of 6-3, 7-6 (7-3), 6-4 on the Roland Garros clay. Tsitsipas was visibly not in form and although he had a chance to win the second set in a tiebreak, he could win a single part against Alcaraz, suffering one of the biggest loses against his Spanish opponent.
Carlos Alcaraz after beating Tsitsipas at Roland Garros
Wilander: “There’s one thing you do more than Federer Nadal and Djokovic. Do you know what that is?”
Carlos: “No.”
Wilander: “Smile… There’s one person who makes me smile more than you up there. Mr. Ben Stiller” 😂 pic.twitter.com/DuGaOqaBYj
— The Tennis Letter (@TheTennisLetter) June 4, 2024
This victory marks the second consecutive year that Alcaraz has eliminated the 2021 runner-up Tsitsipas in the quarter-finals at the French Open. The reigning Wimbledon champion has now maintained a perfect record against Tsitsipas, winning all six of their career encounters.