Both players ensured their passage to the round of the best four during this Wednesday. On the women’s side, Iga Swiatek continues at a steady pace for the double championship.
Only four men remain in contention for the Roland Garros title. To those already classified in the semi-finals, Carlos Alcaraz (1st) and Novak Djokovic (3rd), joined today Alexander Zverev (27th) and Casper Ruud (4th). The two beat their rivals in four sets and they secured their presence in a round they had already reached in 2022.
The first to achieve this was the German, who incidentally managed to return to where he suffered his painful ankle injury last year. It was a dark chapter for the German, who will now seek redemption in Paris. By the way, go all the way, This would allow him to contest his second Grand Slam definition, having challenged for the title at the US Open in 2020.
To be in this situation, he beat the Argentinian Tomás Etcheverry (49th) by partial 6-4, 3-6, 6-3 and 6-4 in 3 hours and 22 minutes of match , showing great play with his serve. For his part, the trans-Andean signed the best week of his career, managing to be a quarter-finalist of a Grand Slam for the first time in his life.
Ruud instead had to overcome one of the favorites to win the title in Paris, teenage star Holger Rune (6th). It was the victory of 6-1, 6-2, 3-6 and 6-3 for the Norwegian , who is looking to win his first major in 2023. Last year he reached the final of Roland Garros and the US Open but was never able to lift the trophy. In fact, in the previous season, he was just one win away from being world number one.
This is why he appears as the big favorite in the duel against Zverev, even if the world trio wants revenge. Without light at the start of the week, he proves why he was one of the most eye-catching next-gen players on the planet. Their five Masters 1000 titles and two ATP finals validate it.
Whoever emerges victorious from this duel will have to face Carlos Alcaraz or Novak Djokovic, today the two favorites to win the Coupe des Mousquetaires. The semi-finals will take place this Friday at a time to be confirmed.
For women, the round of the best four will take place this Thursday with the matches of Iga Swiatek (1st) against Beatriz Haddad Maia (14th) and Aryna Sabalenka (2nd) against Karolína Muchova (43rd) . The Polish is the big favorite to defend her title in Paris and win her third Grand Slam.
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