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As Stefanos Tsitsipas attempted to push back against the relentless, suffocating force across the net, he settled on the most trustworthy parts of his game. Down 2-4, double break-point in the first set of his French Open quarter-final against Carlos Alcaraz, he slammed a precise serve out wide from the left side, which he followed with a clean, cross-court forehand to the other corner. He moved forward in anticipation of an easy volley.
After a couple of steps, however, the point was over. Alcaraz had flitted to his right, tracking Tsitsipas’s forehand down before unloading on an absurd down-the-line forehand. The ball whipped up, then dipped sharply, and the Greek could only watch as it flew past him.
Written by Tumaini Carayol at Roland Garros
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2023/jun/06/novak-djokovic-into-french-open-semis-with-fighting-win-over-karen-khachanov under the title “Carlos Alcaraz sets up Djokovic semi-final by thrashing Stefanos Tsitsipas”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
