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Carlos Alcaraz advanced to the semi-final of the French Open 2024 men\u2019s singles after beating Stefanos Tsitsipas in straight sets in the quarters. On Tuesday, June 4 at Philippe-Chatrier, Alcaraz beat his Greek opponent 6-3, 7-6 (7-3), 6-4 in 2 hours and 15 minutes.<\/p>\n
Alcaraz had the upper hand over Tsitsipas throughout the opening set as he earned 2 breaks of serve. He was accurate with his first serves, winning 82 percent of points from them (14 out of 17). Tsitsipas was caught napping with his second serve with a double fault to his name as well.<\/p>\n
Tsitsipas upped his game in the second set, taking it to a tie-breaker. The Greek star was in trouble as he conceded an early break, but he earned the break back to keep Alcaraz on his toes. In the tie-breaker, it was one-way traffic in favour of Alcaraz, who stormed to a 5-1 lead. Although Tsitsipas won a couple of points, he could not save the set.<\/p>\n
In the third set, things were neck-on-neck at 3-3 when Alcaraz took the upper hand with a break of serve. From there on, the Spaniard did not give Tsitsipas muchh breathing space. <\/p>\n
Alcaraz is now set to lock horns with Jannik Sinner, who will become the new World No.1 after Novak Djokovic pulled off the clay-court major due to a knee injury<\/strong><\/a>. Sinner defeated Bulgaria\u2019s Grigor Dimitrov 6-2, 6-4, 7-6 (7-3) on Tuesday at Philippe-Chatrier. The head-to-head record between Sinner and Alcaraz stands at 4-4 with the latter winning in their latest meeting in the Indian Wells earlier this year.<\/p>\n Last year, Alcaraz fell short of making his way through to the final after losing to Djokovic in the semis. This time around, he again faces a top-ranked player in his second attempt to qualify for the final of the French Open.<\/p>\n