Alcaraz overcomes Tsitsipas to set up crunch 1/2 final with Djokovic

World No.1 Carlos Alcaraz defeated Stefanos Tsitsipas in straight sets 6-2, 6-1, 7-6 (7-5) on Tuesday night to set up a mouth-watering 1/2 final with Novak Djokovic.

The Spaniard established his dominance early on and blitzed his opponent in the first two sets. However, Tsitsipas showed a fair bit of resistance in the 3rd with the 5th-seeded Greek saving 5 match points in total, denying Alcaraz to clinch the match at 5-3 on his own serve.

That forced the set into a tie-break, where Tsitsipas kept Alcaraz honest as the Spaniard had to rely on a small break to maintain his lead. However, a cool nerves under pressure saw the world No.1 prevail and get past stubborn Tsitsipas.

SIMPLY. TOO. GOOD.

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Alcaraz reaches Roland Garros last 4 for the first time in his career. There he will encounter Djokovic, who earlier today overcome a difficult challenge from Khachanov.