Alcaraz advanced to the 1/8 finals of Roland Garros

The goal has been achieved. “Come on,” he shouted. Carlos Alcaraz He is already in the 1/8 finals of Roland Garros. He achieved this by defeating the American. Sebastian Korda (27th World Championship) with a score of 6-4, 7-6 (5) and 6-xx. For the third time, the Murcian tennis player will appear among the 16 contenders for the title on June 9. At this point in the race they are also on their third lap. Yannick Sinneparadise Stefanos Tsitsipas, two other big favorites. This Saturday they will be looking for their position Alexander Zverev And Novak Djokovic, the current champion. Everything is still very open.

Korda played against Alcaraz two years ago at Roland Garros and I remembered this “It was a nightmare”. The American tennis player knew that he had a meeting ahead of him. They started by warning the opponent and breaking serve (1-1). It was a warning that the duel was serious for Philippe Chatrier, once again covered by another rainy day in Paris, the fourth.

Machine torque

Korda In the first set he held the pulse for 40 minutes with his powerful serve and forehand that hit the lines but on the wrong side of the net. Alcaraz He returned his blows with greater force and confidence. Machine moment. Brave and aggressive. Korda He defended himself as best he could. “Remember, you have to go in and shoot when you can see it clearly,” he told him. Juan Carlos Ferrero in the box This was done by a Murcian tennis player. He pressed until a mistake on an easy volley cost Korda a break and the first set.

In the second set the scenario repeated itself. The two broke serve again (2-1 and 3-3) to maintain equality going into the tiebreaker. Nobody gave up. “You have to be tough, but go and look for it. Let everything happen”Ferrero asked him, who continued to give instructions as if he were playing the game himself. And again, Alcaraz took the lead, winning the tiebreaker 7-5.

Korda he was in despair. The American, cooler in his attitude, came close, but Alcaraz always ended up landing another blow at crucial moments, blows that were celebrated by a public largely devoted to the Murcian tennis player. “Come on, come on. It’s tough here. Free,” he asked. Ferrero, who did not want embarrassment from his student. And then came the “break” (3-1). There was no response from Korda. After 2 hours 39 minutes he recorded his victory.

Korda He had been thinking for some time about that “nightmare” of the previous match at Roland Garros in 2022, also in the third round (6-4, 6-4, 6-2), to suffer his fourth defeat in five matches.

Waiting for an opponent

Jannik Sinner continued his smooth transition into the second week of the tournament, not losing a single set after getting rid of the Russian. Pavel Kotov (ranked 56th in the world) with a triple score of 6-4. It also went without problems Stefanos Tsitsipas (9) who defeated the Chinese Zhizhen Zhang (44) with scores of 6-3, 6-3 and 6-1. While the match between Felix Auger-Aliassime And Brian Sheltonpossible rivals Alcaraz in the 1/8 finals with the Canadian leading in the first set 5-4. He’s Italian too Matteo Arnaldi (35) into Russian Andrey Rublev (6)..

Swiatek, party at headquarters

In the women’s tournament, where this Saturday Paula Badosa will play in the center against her friend Arina Sabalenkonumber 1 and three-time tournament champion, Iga Swiatek he got rid of the Czech Maria Buzkova (6-4, 6-2), after having to save match point in a dramatic match against the Japanese. Naomi Osaka. In the stands, this time the fans did not bother her with complaints, but on the contrary, this time they sang happy birthday to her, on her 23rd anniversary.