Once again history knocked on the door Carlos Alcaraz. The Spaniard registered his name in the quarterfinals of Roland Garros and He joined the select group of players who achieved this milestone for the third time before the age of 22.
With this, the world number three shares honors with legends such as Bjorn Borg, Boris Becker and Mats Wilander or contemporaries such as Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic, among others. Besides, Your country will once again be present in this instance, for 27 consecutive years, since Galo Blanco and Sergi Bruguera entered the eight in 1997.
Of course, for the man born in El Palmar to achieve this milestone, he had to deal with the fear that the ailment he had in his right forearm in previous weeks would return. Therefore, he regulated his power and defeated a handicapped – due to a back ailment – Felix Auger Aliassime (21st) in three sets: 6-3, 6-3 and 6-1.
Alcaraz will be paired with Stefanos Tsitsipas at the next station. The number nine in the ranking defeated Matteo Arnaldi (35th) by 3-6, 7-6(4), 6-2 and 6-2 and, for the first time in this edition, they will play on the main court of the competition.
Something he had not done since 2023, when also in the quarterfinals, he faced (and lost) precisely Alcaraz. However, the greatest milestone of the European is that He became the only tennis player still competing in all three modalities of the prestigious Grand Slam.
This is because he is signed up for singles, doubles and mixed, although in the latter two he commits his heart more because his companions are his brother. brother Petros Tsitsipas and his partner, the Spanish Paula Badosa.
The clash between Alcaraz and Tsitsipas will take place this Tuesday, June 4 at a time to be defined and it will be the chance that the latter will have to decorate a little the ugly record he has against the Hispanic, since he has lost the five times they have faced each other.
The tennis action had four matches in total. One of the most anticipated in Paris was the one between Corentin Moutet (79th) against Jannik Sinner (2nd). The Frenchman, who was in charge of eliminating Nicolás Jarry in the first week of the Grand Slam, succumbed to the second best ranked player on the planet. The partials were 2-6, 6-3, 6-2 and 6-1. The French provocateur, who had the support of the public, went from strength to strength in the confrontation.
“It would be strange if all of you were here for me but it is a great pleasure for me to play on this special court. It’s always an honor. The atmosphere has been incredible”said the winner.
In the other match of the day, Grigor Dimitrov (10th) beat Hubert Hurkacz (8th) in three sets. An even match was expected and it was in each set, but the Pole could not win any. Finally it was 7-6, 6-4 and 7-6 for the Bulgarian. This is how the quarterfinal matches are set up.
The third round continues this Monday, with the confrontations between Álex de Miñaur (11th) against Daniil Medvedev (5th); Taylor Fritz (12th) against Casper Ruud (7th); Novak Djokovic (1st) versus Francisco Cerúndolo (27th); and Alexander Zverev (4th) against Holger Rune (13th).
