Organizers of Roland Garros announced the schedule for June 9. On Friday, the semi-finals of the men’s singles will take place, and the big duel will unfold between Carlos Alcaraz and Novak Djokovic.

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Carlos Alcaraz – Novak Djokovic will take place on Friday, June 9, no earlier than 15:45.

According to Paris organizers, the star-studded match between Carlos Alcaraz and Novak Djokovic will be the second of the day from Philippe Chatrier and will start no earlier than 15:45 Romanian time.

After the duel between the Iberian and the Serb, another semi-final will take place: Casper Ruud – Oleksandr Zverev. This game will not start until 18:30.

Watch Roland Garros matches live on Eurosport.

Carlos Alcaraz (1) vs. Novak Djokovic (3) / direct matches 1-0 / LiveBLOG on HotNews.ro

Casper Ruud (4) vs. Oleksandr Zverev (22) / 1-2

Previously, Carlos and Novak met only once on the ATP circuit, in Madrid in 2022, in the semifinals. The Iberian won, 6-7(5), 7-5, 7-6(5).

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.