Carlos Alcaraz reached the 1/8 finals of the Roland Garros tournament. The leader of the ATP hierarchy defeated Denys Shapovalov in three sets with a score of 6-1, 6-4, 6-2.
Carlos Alcaraz, in the 1/8 finals of Roland Garros
Returning to the 1st place in the ATP hierarchy, Carlos Alcaraz qualified for the 1/8 finals of the Roland Garros tournament.
The Iberian needed 3 sets to overcome Denys Shapovalov (32 ATP) at the end of the match, which lasted two hours and 12 minutes.
ALSO. STRONG.
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— Roland-Garros (@rolandgarros) June 2, 2023
In the next act of the competition, Alcaraz will fight for a place in the quarters with Lorenzo Musetti (18 ATP). The Italian eliminated Cameron Norrie (13 ATP) in the third round with a score of 6-1, 6-2, 6-4.
The Roland Garros tournament takes place from May 28 to June 11, has a total prize pool of 49.6 million euros, and is the 127th tournament. Iga Sviatek and Rafael Nadal (14-time winner in Paris) became the champions of the title.
Source: Hot News
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