Alcaraz and Swiatek advance on the quick observe at Roland Garros

Paris. Barely eight hours after the tip of the epic match between Novak Djokovic and Lorenzo Musetti, which ended at 3:07 am in Paris, Iga Swiatek and Carlos Alcaraz didn’t relaxation on their laurels this Sunday and sealed their tickets to the Roland Garros quarterfinals on the quick observe.

These spectators who determined to remain in mattress a bit of longer to recuperate from the lengthy night time weren’t fortunate, as they certainly missed the primary duel of the day on the Philippe Chatrier, a victory in simply 40 minutes that despatched Swiatek to rooms.

The Pole, #1 on the WTA circuit, closed the primary set in 21 minutes and the second in 19, with 6-0, 6-0, passing over the Russian Anastasia Potapova (N.41).

“I used to be very targeted. I did not have a look at the end result and performed my tennis. It was quick,” commented the 22-year-old Pole, three-time winner of Roland Garros (2020, 2022 and 2023), who will face the Czech Marketa Vondrousova for a spot in semi-finals.

After one other specific match, through which the American Coco Gauff (N.3) removed the Italian Elisabetta Cocciaretto (N.51) in a single hour (6-1,6-2), it was the flip of Carlos Alcaraz (quantity 3 within the ATP rating), which was additionally utilized to seal his ticket to the quarterfinals as quickly as potential in opposition to the Canadian Felix Auger-Aliassime (N.21) by 6-3, 6-3, 6-1.

The 21-year-old younger man from Murcia entered the quarterfinals of the Parisian Grand Slam for the third consecutive time, the place he’ll face the Greek Stefanos Tsisipas (N.9), who needed to “put his energy” to beat one other nice match by Matteo Arnaldi (N.35).

Each tennis gamers have confronted one another 5 occasions, all of them with victory for ‘Carlitos’… together with final yr’s quarterfinals.

“He nonetheless hasn’t crushed me within the video games we have performed, I’ve received all of them. It does not imply I’ve to play at 50 p.c, however I do know what I’ve to do tactically,” stated Alcaraz concerning the Greek, of whom he stated he has the “key” to profitable it.

“It is not wholesome”

The Tunisian Ons Jabeur (N.8) additionally went to the quarterfinals, who might be Gauff’s rival. For his half, the Italian Jannik Sinner (N.2), within the night time session on the Philippe Chatrier court docket this Sunday in opposition to the native survivor Corentin Moutet (N.79), could possibly be one other of the favorites to shut his cross to the quarterfinals .

However, outdoors of sports activities, the event of Saturday’s program and its end result within the wee hours of Sunday morning continued to resonate strongly within the yawns of the spectators and within the phrases of the gamers on the matter.

“Usually it takes us about 4 hours simply to calm down. You need to do restoration, media commitments… the work does not finish with the match level,” stated Swiatek when requested about it.

“I’ve at all times been one of many gamers to say that we must begin a bit of sooner. It’s not as much as us, we now have to simply accept no matter comes,” stated the Pole.

Gauff went additional: “I do not suppose it is wholesome. It might not be truthful to those that end late as a result of it ruins your schedule. I have been lucky that I have not completed too late but.”