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Follow live updates from the French Open as we reach the quarter-finals with the women’s singles and men’s singles providing several intriguing match-ups. Roland Garros may well provide us a last dance between Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic at a grand slam. The legendary players meet tonight on Philippe-Chatrier. The heir apparant is in action first though, with Carlos Alcaraz battling Alexander Zverev. The women’s singles produced a couple of fine quarter-finals, with Coco Gauff beating Sloane Stephens and Martina Trevisan advancing after a three-set win over Leylah Annie Fernandez.
The Serbian says playing Nadal on the clay in Paris is “the biggest challenge one can have”. The match sees the legenday pari, who have 41 Grand Slam titles between them, add a 59th chapter to their decorated story. “I like the way I’ve been feeling, the way I’m hitting the ball. I’m ready,” says defending champion Djokovic. “It was obviously a well-anticipated match I think when the draw came out for a lot of people. I’m glad that I didn’t spend too much time on the court myself up to quarter-finals, knowing that playing him in Roland Garros is always a physical battle, along with everything else.”
While the Spaniard countered: “I haven’t played these kind of matches for three months so it is going to be a big challenge for me. Two weeks and a half ago, even if I had good hopes after Rome, I didn’t even know if I would be able to be here. So I’m just enjoying the fact that I am here for one more year. And being honest, every match that I play here, I don’t know if it is going to be the last match here in my tennis career. That’s my situation now. I am just trying to enjoy as much as possible and fight as much as I can to keep living the dream.” Follow the action from the French Open, below:
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French Open 2022: Zverev 3-3* Alcaraz
Zverev’s serve is showing no sign of faltering though. He races through a love hold and the pressure swings back onto Alcaraz.
Tom Kershaw31 May 2022 16:57
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French Open 2022: Zverev *2-3 Alcaraz
A double-fault at 30-15 brings Zverev back into the game but Alcaraz turns to the forehand drop-shot again and it’s no less precise. He roars to his box as he seals the hold.
Tom Kershaw31 May 2022 16:55
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French Open 2022: Zverev 2-2* Alcaraz
Alcaraz takes Zverev to deuce in a magnificent point. The German’s smash had Alcaraz way out of position behind the baseline but he shows his agility to recover, keeps the point alive and then produces yet another of those deft forehand drop-shots.
Alcaraz has break point after a fortunate net cord but fails to take advantage of a weak Zverev second serve. The No 3 seed holds and Alcaraz fumes towards his box.
Tom Kershaw31 May 2022 16:50
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French Open 2022: Zverev *1-2 Alcaraz
Zverev holds to love and there’s a sign of frustration from Alcaraz. He regathers himself and holds his own serve without any great trouble either though.
Tom Kershaw31 May 2022 16:43
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French Open 2022: Zverev *0-1 Alcaraz
A better start to the second set for Alcaraz, who produces another of those magnificent drop-shots. Zverev is playing so well off the baseline though and is making far fewer unforced errors. He pulls the game back to 40-30 but Alcaraz grinds out the hold.
Tom Kershaw31 May 2022 16:36
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French Open 2022: Zverev wins the first set
Alcaraz is still a little out of sorts and opens the must-win game with two unforced errors. He corrects that on the next point though with an exquisite forehand drop-shot that leaves Zverev stuck in his tracks. The German isn’t halted for long however and seals the hold to take the first set.
Tom Kershaw31 May 2022 16:31
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French Open 2022: Zverev *5-4 Alcaraz
Alcaraz holds to 30 but Zverev will now have the chance to serve out this opening set.
Tom Kershaw31 May 2022 16:26
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French Open 2022: Zverev 5-3* Alcaraz
Zverev holds to love. It’s smooth-sailing for the German so far. Alcaraz will now serve to stay in the set.
Tom Kershaw31 May 2022 16:22
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French Open 2022: Zverev *4-3 Alcaraz
Again Zverev takes the ascendancy in the rally and pulls the game back to 30-30 on Alcaraz’s serve. The Spaniard doesn’t succumb to the pressure this time, though, and grinds out the hold.
Tom Kershaw31 May 2022 16:20
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French Open 2022: Zverev 4-2 *Alcaraz
Zverev consolidates the break. Alcaraz certainly doesn’t seem as invincible as we’ve seen him in recent weeks. It wasn’t that long ago remember that the Spaniard thrashed Zverev in the final of the Spanish Open. This is shaping up to be a very different sort of match.
Tom Kershaw31 May 2022 16:15