The crowd came to Court Philippe-Chatrier on Tuesday to see No. 1 seed Carlos Alcaraz and No. 5 seed Stefanos Tsitsipas face off in an epic quarterfinal battle. Instead, they saw Alcaraz spend two sets systematically dismantling Tsitsipas like he was a lost tourist who accidentally ended up playing in the French Open quarterfinals. Tsitsipas remembered how to fight back in the third set, but Alcaraz still prevailed, winning 6-2, 6-1, 7-6(5) in just two hours and 11 minutes.
There was simply nothing Tsitsipas could do to counter Alcaraz's all out assault. The crowd, which has been very, very friendly to Alcaraz, began cheering on Tsitsipas to buck him up and encourage him to make the match competitive . One fan watching came up with five different ways Tsitsipas could turn things around, and four of them required a miracle or an act of God.
Watching Alcaraz steamroll Tsitsipas into the clay for two sets was entertaining, but not quite as fun as watching two players battle it out. Tsitsipas was essentially absent for the first two sets, shrinking the moment he encountered any adversity — almost like he expected to lose. That is not the Tsitsipas we're used to seeing.
It was apparent immediately that Khachanov didn't just come to play, he came to win. His serve wasn't at its best, but his returns were blistering, giving Djokovic very little time to react. Khachanov noticed that Djokovic was off to a slow start, and spent the entire first set sending a barrage of 80 m.p.h. tennis balls his way.
But Khachanov's intensity backed off in the second set. He was blasting fewer winners and making more unforced errors. Djokovic still wasn't in top form, but was getting there. He found ways to capitalize on the change in Khachanov's game, dueling to a 6-6 tie. It wasn't clear who would prevail, especially since Djokovic had generated zero break points through two sets.
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