Carlos Alcaraz Defeats Stefanos Tsitsipas in Straight Sets to Reach French Open Semifinals

Jun 4, 2024, 08:49 PM

Carlos Alcaraz defeated Stefanos Tsitsipas in straight sets, 6-3, 7-6(3), 6-4, to advance to the semifinals of the French Open for the second consecutive year. Alcaraz will face newly crowned world No. 1 Jannik Sinner in the semifinals on Friday. This matchup is highly anticipated as both players have a tied head-to-head record of 4-4. Alcaraz's victory over Tsitsipas marks his fifth career Grand Slam semifinal and maintains his perfect record of 6-0 against the Greek player. The match started at 2:15 PM ET. Alcaraz also became the youngest player since 2003 to defeat a player in all his first six meetings in ATP events. The winner of the Alcaraz-Sinner match will advance to their first Roland Garros final.