​Holger Rune is one of the strongest players on the ATP circuit, and on Friday he advanced to the semi-finals of the Masters 1000 tournament, beating world number one Carlos Alcaraz.

Holger Roon eliminated Carlos Alcaraz at the Paris Masters

The student of Patrik Muratoglu won the first set without much excitement (6-3), and even if Alcaraz raised his level of play, he managed to stay close and take the second set into overtime.

Carlos, who cited health issues and called off a medical timeout at 6-5, withdrew as the Dane led 3-1 in the tiebreak (to avoid injury before the Tournament of Champions).

The Iberian ended his career after an hour and 36 minutes of play.

Rounet (18 ATP) will face Félix Auger-Aliassime (8th favorite) to advance to the grand final of the Paris-Bercy tournament after the Canadian beat American Francis Tiafoe (16) 6-1, 6-4.

Auger-Aliassime has won the last three tournaments he has entered: Florence, Antwerp and Basel. In the final of the tournament in Switzerland on October 30, Felix defeated Holger in two sets with a score of 6-3, 7-5.

The Rolex Paris Masters runs from October 31 to November 6 indoors. Its total prize pool is €5,415,410 and the reigning champion is Novak Djokovic (2021). The competition at “Palais Omnisports” in Bersa is part of the ATP 1000 (Masters) category.