Alcaraz will take revenge on Zverev in the Roland Garros final

Roland Garros knew it would have a new champion when the defending champion, Serbian Novak Djokovic, announced his withdrawal from the quarter-finals due to a meniscus injury in his right knee that landed him in surgery in Paris rather than the match. he planned with Norway’s Kasper Ruud, who would not reach the final for the third year in a row.

Scandinavian, 25 years old, world number seven, victim of Rafa Nadal in 2022 and Nole in 2023, lost in the semi-finals to the German. Alexander Zverev 27 years old and No. 4 with scores of 2-6, 6-2, 6-4 and 6-2.

The conditions are the opposite of their fight twelve months ago, when Zverev was gradually returning to fitness after a serious ankle injury suffered in the 2022 semi-final against Nadal. He lost 6-3, 6-4 and 6-0 to Ruud, who was suffering from stomach discomfort this time around, against the recent Rome Masters 1000 champion, who had won his last twelve matches on clay.

The penultimate round of Roland Garros, Zverev advanced to the fourth, where he will play his second Grand Slam final (he lost at the US Open 2020 Dominic Thiem) against Carlos Alcarazon Sunday at 15:00.

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A chance to get revenge on a Spaniard who doesn’t like having his record stacked against him. And he has a 4-5 score with Zverev, his executioner in the last quarterfinals Australian Open 6-1, 6-3, 6-7 (2) and 6-4. He later outscored him 6-3 and 6-1 at Indian Wells, but it’s the Grand Slam that counts.

“It will be very difficult, he plays very well on clay,” said the Murcian, who also achieved elimination in the quarter-finals. Roland Garros 2022: 6-4, 6-4, 4-6 and 7-6(7) Germans.