Carlos Alcaraz

2022 - 5 - 31

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Alexander Zverev Beats Carlos Alcaraz at the French Open (The New York Times)

Zverev, 25, also snuffed out Alcaraz's rousing comeback in this quarterfinal. Zverev, beaten by Alcaraz in the Madrid Open final ahead of Roland Garros, was the ...

Zverev missed a backhand of his own on his first match point, but he won the next two points to close out the match, finishing off the victory with a bold backhand return winner down the line that Alcaraz, one of the quickest men in tennis, could not come close to reaching. “At the end of the day, I knew I had to play my absolutely best tennis today from the start, and I’m happy I did that,” Zverev said. Alcaraz had one set point at 6-5 in the tiebreaker and failed to convert it when he made an unforced error with his backhand into the top of the net.

Alexander Zverev Vanquishes 19-Year-Old Sensation Carlos ... (Forbes)

Alexander Zverev remains alive for his first Grand Slam title, while Carlos Alcaraz will have to wait for his next opportunity.

Alcaraz had won 14 straight matches, including capturing the title in Madrid where he became the first man to defeat Nadal and Djokovic in the same clay court event. He was seeking to become the youngest Roland Garros semifinalist since Nadal in 2005. In the tiebreak, Zverev earned his first match point at 7-6, but then hit a backhand into the net. I knew that I had to absolutely play my best tennis from the first point on and I did that. The loss snapped a 14-match winning streak for Alcaraz, who entered Paris as the second favorite to win the title behind world No. 1 Novak Djokovic. “It was obviously a fantastic match,” Zverev said.

Carlos Alcaraz: 'I'm Not Far Away From Winning A Grand Slam' | ATP ... (ATP Tour)

Carlos Alcaraz said that he is looking to take the positives from his Roland Garros quarter-final defeat to Alexander Zverev on Tuesday as he aims to use ...

“This was my second quarter-final at a Grand Slam and I think I fought until the last ball. “I am going try to take the positive things of the match, and of course the bad things that I did, to improve to the next matches or next tournaments or next Grand Slams,” Alcaraz added. I fought until the last second of the match, and I'm proud of it.” “I was close to a good match, close to a fifth set, and in the fifth set everything could happen. “I have to improve for the next Grand Slam or next matches. “I fought until the last ball.

Carlos Alcaraz Finally Blinked | Defector (Defector)

While Zverev is technically the the No. 3 seed to Alcaraz's No. 6, official rankings don't always keep pace with reality. Carlitos was coming off a 14-match win ...

Afterwards, Zverev said he’d been “shitting his pants” as Carlitos began to bend the match his way, and that he was happy to have a decent look at the title here before that becomes impossible: “I hope I can win it before he starts beating us all and we will have no chance at all.” As a crowd love and match momentum shifted fully in favor of Alcaraz, Zverev stayed low and produced some of the finest shots of his season— That’s how strong his season has been, and, perhaps more to the point, that’s how much more I was invested in his storyline at this tournament than that of Sascha Zverev, a known quantity. —winning 6-4, 6-4, 4-6, 7-6(7). This match is both a check on the high expectations for Alcaraz and a bump to relatively low expectations for Zverev. He’s been around for a while, but by the aging curve of most tennis players, he’s only now entering his physical prime. Alcaraz had already gotten his nerves out in a dodgy five-setter in the second round. I had been already looking ahead to the next round.

Alexander Zverev ousts rising star Carlos Alcaraz in French quarters ... (ESPN)

After putting an end to Carlos Alcaraz's 14-match win streak to reach his second straight semifinal at Roland Garros, Alexander Zverev told his 19-year-old ...

Alcaraz, in contrast, was not at his highest level, accumulating 32 unforced errors over the first two sets alone, 17 more than Zverev in that span. Alcaraz entered the quarterfinals with a tour-leading four titles and 32-3 record this season, 20-1 on clay. Zverev will now go up against 13-time French Open champion Rafael Nadal, a 6-2, 4-6, 6-2, 7-6 (4) winner over defending champion and world No. 1 Novak Djokovic in Tuesday night's far-more-anticipated, far-more-intriguing quarterfinal. Instead, it's Zverev who still has a shot at his first Grand Slam title. A lot of folks were predicting that Alcaraz would leave this French Open as the champion. "I hope I can win it before he starts ... beating us all.''

French Open: Alexander Zverez stops Carlos Alcaraz to reach ... (pressherald.com)

Zverez advances to face either Rafael Nadal or Novak Djokovic, while American Coco Gauff reaches the women's semifinals. By HOWARD FENDRICHAssociated Press.

The mannerisms and moods. Nadal is now 110-3 for his career at the place. The tendencies and tactics. Djokovic’s 3-0 lead in the fourth did him no good, even though he served for it at 5-3, even standing one point from forcing a fifth twice. “I hope I can win it before he starts … beating us all.” “Tonight has been one of those magic nights for me.”

Alexander Zverev Beats Carlos Alcaraz to Reach French Open ... (Sports Illustrated)

The 25-year-old beat the 19-year-old phenom to advance to his second straight semifinal at Roland Garros.

Alcaraz, in contrast, was not at his highest level, accumulating 32 unforced errors over the first two sets alone, 17 more than Zverev in that span. Alcaraz entered the quarterfinals with a tour-leading four titles and 32–3 record this season, 20–1 on clay. Instead, it’s Alexander Zverev who still has a shot at his first Grand Slam title. PARIS (AP) — A lot of folks were predicting that 19-year-old rising star Carlos Alcaraz would leave this French Open as the champion. “I hope I can win it before he starts ... beating us all.” Theirs was the first showdown between two men with at least 20 Grand Slam titles (Nadal has 21; Djokovic 20), the first between two men with at least 1,000 match wins (Nadal has 1,055; Djokovic 1,005), the first between two men with at least 300 match wins at major tournaments (Djokovic has 327; Nadal 302).