No. 3 Carlos Alcaraz superior to his first French Open remaining with a 2-6, 6-3, 3-6, 6-4, 6-3 win in opposition to No. 2 Jannik Sinner within the semifinals on Friday. On Sunday, Alcaraz might be taking up No. 4 Alexander Zverev in a battle at Roland Garros.
Alcaraz will now have the chance to win the French Open for the primary time in his skilled profession. The 21-year outdated beforehand was defeated within the 2023 French Open semifinals by Novak Djokovic, who needed to withdraw from the 2024 French Open on account of a knee damage.
In the meantime, Zverev obtained one of the best of No. 7 Casper Ruud as he earned a 2-6, 6-2, 6-4, 6-2 in Friday’s different semifinal matchup. Zverev lastly broke by way of the proverbial glass ceiling after being eradicated within the French Open semifinals in every of the earlier three years. Zverev has one Grand Slam title beneath his belt as he defeated Karen Khachanov to win the 2020 US Open remaining.
Most not too long ago, Alcaraz and Zverev confronted each other within the Australian Open quarterfinals in a match the place Zverev got here out on prime.
On the ladies’s aspect, World No. 1 Iga Swiatek superior to her third consecutive French Open ladies’s singles remaining with a 6-2, 6-4 win over Coco Gauff on Thursday. On Saturday, Swiatek might be taking up Jasmine Paolini, who might be taking part in in her first-ever Grand Slam remaining, for the French Open title.
Swiatek has gained 18 consecutive clay matches and is on 20-match successful streak at Roland Garros since 2022. As she chases a three-peat, the 23-year-old from Poland turns into simply the third lady to make it this far within the French Open in three straight years, becoming a member of Justine Henin and Maria Sharapova.
In the meantime, this has been a breakout season for Paolini, a 28-year-old Italian. Paolini had by no means made it previous the second spherical in a serious earlier than this yr, however she was prepared for the second when she collected a 6-3, 6-1 win over Mirra Andreeva within the semifinals. Paolini might be making her debut within the WTA prime 10 subsequent week and is about to be a minimum of No. 7.
Swiatek and Paolini have confronted one another twice, with the Polish star main the collection 2-0. They haven’t met because the first spherical of the 2022 US Open, a match Swiatek gained 6-3, 6-0.
Right here is all the things it’s worthwhile to know in regards to the 2024 French Open.
The right way to watch the 2024 French Open
Date: Might 26 – June 9, 2024
Location: Roland Garros — Paris
TV: NBC, Tennis Channel, Peacock | Stream: fubo (attempt without spending a dime)
Males’s remaining
- No. 3 Carlos Alcaraz vs. No. 4 Alexander Zverev — Sunday, 9 a.m. ET
Males’s semifinal matchups
- No. 3 Carlos Alcaraz def. No. 2 Jannik Sinner 2-6, 6-3, 3-6, 6-4, 6-3
- No. 4 Alexander Zverev def. No. 7 Casper Ruud 2-6, 6-2, 6-4, 6-2
Males’s quarterfinal matchups
- No. 2 Jannik Sinner def. No. 10 Grigor Dimitrov 6-2, 6-4, 7-6 (7-3)
- No. 3 Carlos Alcaraz def. No. 9 Stefanos Tsitsipas 6-3, 7-6 (7-3), 6-4
- No. 4 Alexander Zverev def. No. 11 Alex de Minaur 6-4, 7-6 (7-5), 6-4
- No. 7 Casper Ruud def. No. 1 Novak Djokovic (walkover)
Ladies’s remaining
- No. 1 Iga Swiatek vs. No. 12 Jasmine Paolini — Saturday, 9 a.m. ET
Ladies’s semifinal matchups
- No. 1 Iga Swiatek def. No. 3 Coco Gauff 6-2, 6-4
- No. 12 Jasmine Paolini def. Mirra Andreeva 6-3, 6-1
Ladies’s quarterfinal matchups
- No. 1 Iga Swiatek def. No. 5 Marketa Vondrousova 6-0, 6-2
- Mirra Andreeva def. No. 2 Aryna Sabalenka 6-7(5-7), 6-4, 6-4
- No. 3 Coco Gauff def. No. 8 Ons Jabeur 4-6, 6-2, 6-3
- No. 12 Jasmine Paolini def. No. 4 Elena Rybakina 6-2, 4-6, 6-4
Males’s singles seeds
- Novak Djokovic
- Jannik Sinner
- Carlos Alcaraz
- Alexander Zverev
- Daniil Medvedev
- Andrey Rublev
- Casper Ruud
- Hubert Hurkacz
- Stefanos Tsitsipas
- Grigor Dimitrov
- Alex de Minaur
- Taylor Fritz
- Holger Rune
- Tommy Paul
- Ben Shelton
- Nicolas Jarry
- Ugo Humbert
- Karen Khachanov
- Alexander Bublik
- Sebastian Baez
- Felix Auger-Aliassime
- Adrian Mannarino
- Francisco Cerundolo
- Alejandro Tabilo
- Frances Tiafoe
- Tallon Griekspoor
- Sebastian Korda
- Tomas Martin Etcheverry
- Arthur Fils
- Lorenzo Musetti
- Mariano Navone
- Cam Norrie
Ladies’s singles seeds
- Iga Swiatek
- Aryna Sabalenka
- Coco Gauff
- Elena Rybakina
- Marketa Vondrousova
- Maria Sakkari
- Qinwen Zheng
- Ons Jabeur
- Jelena Ostapenko
- Daria Kasatkina
- Danielle Collins
- Jasmine Paolini
- Beatriz Haddad Maia
- Madison Keys
- Elina Svitolina
- Ekaterina Alexandrova
- Liudmila Samsonova
- Marta Kostyuk
- Victoria Azarenka
- Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova
- Carolina Garcia
- Emma Navarro
- Anna Kalinskaya
- Barbora Krejcikova
- Elise Mertens
- Katie Boulter
- Linda Noskova
- Sorana Cirstea
- Veronika Kudermetova
- Dayana Yastremska
- Leylah Fernandez
- Katerina Siniakova
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