French Open: The dream semi-final is perfect

The top-seeded Spaniard outclassed the highly rated world number five Stefanos Tsitsipas from Greece in two sets on Tuesday evening and won 6:2, 6:1, 7:6 (7:5). Djokovic had previously reached the top four at the clay court classic in Paris for the twelfth time. The Serbian tennis star defeated the Russian Karen Khachanov in the quarterfinals with 4:6, 7:6 (7:0), 6:2, 6:4 and took the next step towards the desired sole Grand Slam title record.

Djokovic gave up the first set in the tournament. “He was the better player for two sets and then I played a perfect tiebreak,” said Djokovic. “I'm happy to have mastered this big challenge.” He was really challenged for the entire game for the first time over 3:38 hours. The 36-year-old was able to rely on his nerves again and also won the fifth tiebreak in this edition of the clay court classic in Paris.

Alcaraz shows no weakness The 2-year-old Alcaraz completed his task faster in 12:20 hours. The US Open winner presented Tsitsipas with problems that were difficult to solve at the beginning with his fast, variable game. The Greek had to fight hard for every point, Alcaraz provided one highlight after another. In the third set, Tsitsipas was able to hold his own, and when he broke to 4:5, the spectators celebrated him as if he had won the match - Alcaraz was able to celebrate in the tiebreak.

Last year the Spaniard failed in the quarter-finals against Alexander Zverev. Djokovic, on the other hand, can still hope for his third French Open triumph and thus his 23rd title at a Grand Slam tournament. If he wins the final, he would leave the Spaniard Rafael Nadal behind. Only Nadal, who reached the semi-finals 15 times and is not playing in Paris this year due to an injury, has been in the top four at the French Open more often than Djokovic.

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French Open: The dream semi-final is perfect

Carlos Alcaraz made the dream semi-final against Novak Djokovic at the French Open perfect with a demonstration of his extra class.

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