Carlos Alcaraz has beaten Stefanos Tsitsipas in the French Open quarter-finals tonight, and will take on new men’s No 1 Jannik Sinner in the last-four after Novak Djokovic’s shock withdrawal earlier on Tuesday.
The Wimbledon champion only needed three sets to win his quarter-final against Tsitsipas, 6-3, 7-6, 6-4, losing just one break point in a game where he never really looked threatened in the evening session on Philippe Chatrier.
Djokovic underwent a MRI scan after he limped through a five-set thriller against Francisco Cerundolo on Monday, which revealed a “torn medial meniscus in his right knee”. The injury makes him a major doubt for Wimbledon, which begins on 1 July, and propels Sinner to the top of the rankings.
The Italian thrashed Grigor Dimitrov in his quarter-final earlier, while Djokovic’s exit means there will be a new men’s French Open champion this week.
Tuesday’s action saw defending champion Iga Swiatek and Coco Gauff set up a rematch of their 2022 final in Paris. Gauff dug deep to defeat Ons Jabeur in a 4-6 6-2 6-3 victory, while Swiatek blew Wimbledon champion Marketa Vondrousova away in a 6-0 6-3 thashing.
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