Novak Djokovic and Carlos Alcaraz face this Friday June 9 in the Roland Garros semifinals with the mission of winning to access the decisive match on Sunday of the Grand Slam against the winner of the other duel that will be played later between Casper Ruud y Alexander Zverev.
The match between the Serbian and the Spanish is a kind of early end taking into account the level and the present of both tennis players who They have only met once with victory for Alcaraz in the Masters 1000 of Madrid 2022.
In this generational duel 16 years apart and who takes all the attention of tennis fans, Djokovic seeks to advance to the final that allows him to become the most winning tennis player in Grand Slams in all history with 23 greatsleaving behind Rafael Nadal (22) and Roger Federer (20).
On the other side, at only 20 years old, with a spectacular present and an even more promising future, Alcaraz defends number one in the ATP ranking and seeks to lift his second Grand Slam trophy after the US Open 2022.
in the last hours there had been speculation about the possibility of inverting the turns of the semifinal matches to satisfy the demands of the televisions, which considered the duel between Alcaraz and Djokovic more attractive and wanted to have it in a more audience time slot.
However, the organizers finally respected the normal development of the tournament, which leads to scheduling the semifinal first for the tennis players who played the quarterfinals on Tuesday and secondly for those who played on Wednesday, to give them a little more rest.
🎾 Serve Alcaraz!
is pointed
Djokovic the first set being very solvent and taking control of the match at all times. He alone has conceded three games, which is when
Carlitos He wanted to push, but he did not put the Serbian in great trouble. Excellent level of tennis the one who is watching the
Philippe
Chatrier.
Let’s go with the second sleeve!
Salva
alcaraz the set ball against. look for
Ferrero with the look to gain confidence.
The game ends up decanting for the Serbian after almost 13 minutes.
Now the Murcian did read where he was going to play
Djokovic. The game is important to gain confidence.
The set is complicated for Alcaraz.
First service break. he points it out
Novak after one of the points of the tournament with left and counter left.
Excellent Novak attacking with the right and despite Carlitos defending himself, the Serbian sentenced with the inverted.
The Spaniard enters the game through the right.
Solid start for the Serbian. Strong in the open serve.
🎾 ¡Sirve Djokovic!
Now 5 minutes of ‘rallying’ for the game to start.
The leader of the new generation,
Carlos
alcarazplay today Friday against the legendary
Novak
Djokovic, with a difference of sixteen years of age. They have a common goal: to go to the final to win it.
alcaraz will keep the
world no. 1 follow.
The check will be generous in any circumstance: the economic consolation prize for the
defeated will be 630.00 euros. He
winner It will sure
1.150.000aspiring to the pot of 2,300,000 euros.
Number 1 for the tournament!
“Es
Djokovic, That says everything. One of the best in history”, pointed out
alcaraz as a show of respect to the figure of the Serb. Although on the track he rules today, neither the past nor tomorrow.
And the present also corresponds to
Carlitos. His power will be his best weapon against the consummate wisdom of a Serb with many battles lived.
Carlos Alcaraz and Novak Djokovic are the main contenders for the title of
Roland Garros 2023, and the prognosis has been fulfilled until the semifinal.
The draw wanted the current No. 1 and No. 3 to meet in the penultimate round, not the last day as would have been a guarantee had it not been for the Russian
Daniil Medvedev he won
Masters 1000 ATP de Romaremoving the Serbian No. 2.
The tournament, governed by its owner, the French Tennis Federation (FFT), with the tennis player
Amelie Mauresmo in command in the sports field, determined that he open the ‘great match’
Alcaraz-Djokovic at 2:45 p.m.
Eurosport broadcasts the tournament in its entirety, but it can also be followed on free television, in
DMAXthe semi-final of
Carlos Alcaraz. As well as the women’s and men’s finals, Saturday and Sunday respectively at three in the afternoon.
He seeks to take the last step towards another final in
Roland Garros after winning in the quarterfinals
Karen Khachanov by
4-6, 7-6(0), 6-2 y 6-4.
against the russian
he dropped his first set in the tournamentin which despite the fact that he has shown some moments of downturn in his game, he has won his matches with complete authority.
the one of
Murcia He is showing a very high level of play throughout the tournament.
alcaraz only one set has been left on the way to these semifinals, after the second he lost in the second round against
taro daniel.
He has not given an option in his last three games to complicated players like
Denis Shapovalov (6-1, 6-4 y 6-2),
Lorenzo Musetti (6-3, 6-2 and 6-2) and a
Tsitsipas who was a tournament finalist in 2021.
It will be the second time that
Alcaraz and Djokovic, the champions of the last two Grand Slams, face each other. They met last year in the semifinals of
Madridalso on clay, and then he won
the Spanish by 6-7(5), 7-5 and 7-6(5).
In case someone had forgotten how he faces important games, “who are there to win them”, as he usually remembers,
alcaraz has shared a morning message.
forceful because it is his
motto, the one that his paternal grandfather Carlos instilled in him as a child. Words are not missing. appear a
brain, a heart and two eggs.
Djokovic he has become angry with himself, his team and also the French public. “I’m demanding and it can also be a way to stay focused,” he admits. He will try to destabilize his
younger rival resorting to all kinds of resources.
He will sleep the shock slowing down the situations, establishing a wall that returns one and another ball. And if you see a weakness,
will attack her
Although the ‘great game’ of this
Roland Garros, With a logical early end tag, correspond to this duel between the leader of the new generation and the survivor in the French capital of the ‘Big 3’.
Carlos Alcaraz I was 4 years old when
Novak
Djokovic He opened his record in the
Open the Australia 2008. They are practically sixteen years apart in age, a milestone in this professional event.
The leader of the new generation,
Carlos
alcarazplay today Friday against the legendary
Novak
Djokovic, with a difference of sixteen years of age. They have a common goal: to go to the final to win it.
alcaraz will keep the
world No. 1 follow.
The meeting can be seen at
Eurosport, DMAXand through this minute-by-minute narration in
Sports world.
Good afternoon friends and friends of
Sports world! Welcome to the broadcast
live to the semifinal of
Roland Garros facing
Carlos Alcaraz y
Novak Djokovic
in the
Court Philippe Chatrier. The French tournament, one of the most prestigious in the world, takes place from May 22 to June 11.
The number one in search of his second Grand Slam in the match of the year!
Let’s start!
2023-06-09 12:32:44
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