The battles between them are usually epic. THE Stefanos Tsitsipas and Carlos Alcarath they want to continue the tradition they have in the… matches and will measure their strength in the “8” of Roland Garros.
This, however, is the only… tradition that the top Greek tennis player wants to preserve against the Spaniard, since the pre-history between them is not in his favor. The 20-year-old counts 4/4 against Tsitsipas, who is chasing his first victory.
Today’s (Tuesday 6/6) battle of the titans is expected to start at 21:15 (broadcast by Eurosport) and will be the last game on the main court, Philippe-Chatrier. The pairs of Mutsova-Pavliudchekova, Svitolina-Sabalenka and Djokovic-Kachanov will precede.
Carlos Alcarath participates for the third time in his career in the main draw of Roland Garros, while it is his second appearance (and even in a row) in the quarterfinals. Stefanos Tsitsipas, on the other hand, participates for the seventh time and plays in the “8” for the third time in the last four years.
Prehistory
In the four games they have played so far, the Spaniard has the absolute number of victories, one of which came in the final.
Their first meeting was also the most exciting. At the 2021 US Open, Alcarath led twice and eventually needed a super tie break to beat Tsitsipas, with 6-3, 4-6, 7-6(2), 0-6, 7-6(5).
They met again in 2022, in the “16” of the Miami Masters, where he won 7-5, 6-3, while in their episodic game in the quarterfinals in Barcelona, he prevailed 6-4, 5-7, 6-2.
Their most recent meeting was this year in the Barcelona final, where he beat the top-ranked Greek tennis player 6-3, 6-4.
His path to this year’s Roland Garros
To reach the quarterfinals of Roland Garros, Stefanos Tsitsipas defeated Jiri Veseli (5-7, 3-6, 6-4, 6-7{7-9}), Karbages Baena (3-6, 6- 7{4-7}, 2-6), Schwarzman (6-2, 6-2, 6-3) and Ofner (7-5, 6-3, 6-0).
Alkarath prevailed over Koboli (6-0, 6-2, 7-5), Daniel (6-1, 3-6, 6-1, 6-2), Shapovalov (6-1, 6-4, 6-2) and Muzzetti (6-3, 6-2, 6-2).
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