Stefanos Tsitsipas vs Carlos Alcaraz Preview & Prediction | 2024 French Open | Quarter-Final
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Carlos Alcaraz holds a convincing 100% record over Stefanos Tsitsipas but the Greek faces his best chance yet at a first victory.
START DATE/TIME: Tuesday 4th June 2024, UK – not before 19:15 / US EST – not before 14:15 / US PST – not before 11:15
VENUE: Roland Garros Stadium, Paris, France
SURFACE: Outdoor clay
HOW TO WATCH ON TV: UK – Eurosport / US – NBC, Peacock and Tennis
HOW TO WATCH ONLINE: UK – discovery+ / US – NBC, Peacock and Tennis
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STEFANOS TSITSIPAS – 2021 runner-up at Roland-Garros
World number nine Stefanos Tsitsipas had to go to a dark place to fight back from a set down to beat Matteo Armaldi on Sunday, saving set points in the second before turning the screw against his exhausted opponent. The 25-year-old also dropped a set to Daniel Altmaier in the second round but, given the slower conditions so far at Roland-Garros, it has been an impressive campaign so far.
Tsitsipas won his third Monte-Carlo Masters title in April to further suggest that he is at his most effective, if not his explosive best, on clay.
CARLOS ALCARAZ – Two-time Grand Slam champion
World number three Carlos Alcaraz is improving with each passing round at Roland-Garros, beating an eventually injury-hampered Felix Auger-Aliassime in blistering straight sets on Sunday. The 21-year-old dropped his only set of the tournament so far to inspired qualifier Jesper de Jong on Wednesday but he will have to maintain his current level if he wishes to extend his remarkable winning streak over Stefanos Tsitsipas to 6-0.
Alcaraz ushered in a new dawn for Men’s tennis with his five-set victory over Novak Djokovic at Wimbledon last summer but he is still on the long journey back to his best after seemingly expending the rest of his season’s form in the effort.
STEFANOS TSITSIPAS VS CARLOS ALCARAZ PREDICTION
Stefanos Tsitsipas has lost each of his five previous matches to Carlos Alcaraz since their first meeting in the third round of the US Open in 2021, which ended in five sets. The pair have seen sets go both ways in two of their five meetings, including on clay in the quarter-finals of the Barcelona Open in 2022, but the Spaniard was ruthless in a straight-sets victory at this exact stage of Roland-Garros last summer.
World number nine Tsitsipas brings the better fitness and form on clay into this sixth clash, and he has been impressive in his determination to reach this stage from a much tougher draw than the world number three, but Alcaraz has a knack for peaking at just the right time at this level.
If the Spaniard finds his best he is an absolute nightmare match-up for Tsitsipas but the Greek’s mentality has improved on recent seasons to suggest this could go all the way. Back Alcaraz to win at least two sets to leave a likely thriller up to chance.
STEFANOS TSITSIPAS VS CARLOS ALCARAZ TIP: CARLOS ALCARAZ TO WIN TWO SETS
