Alcaraz and Tsitsipas set up French Open quarter-final

Spanish 3rd seed Carlos Alcaraz made different connection of intent by sweeping past Felix Auger-Aliassime to scope nan French Open quarter-finals.

Alcaraz, 21, won 6-3 6-3 6-1 against nan Canadian 21st seed connected a uncommon rain-free time successful Paris.

The reigning Wimbledon champion will look Greek ninth seed Stefanos Tsitsipas successful nan past eight.

"I'm really happy pinch nan capacity today, I deliberation I played a existent precocious level of tennis," Alcaraz said.

"I'm happy pinch my serve, my shots and my activity connected nan court."

Tsitsipas, who is bidding to onshore his first awesome title, came from down to hit Italy's world number 35 Matteo Arnaldi 3-6 7-6 (7-4) 6-2 6-2.

Alcaraz is targeting his first French Open title, having already won nan US Open and Wimbledon.

But his preparations were hampered by a forearm wounded which he carried into nan clay-court major.

He arrived successful Paris pinch only a tally to nan Madrid Open quarter-finals nether his loop connected clay and he admitted earlier successful nan tourney that he was still emotion pain.

After powering past Sebastian Korda successful nan 3rd information he said he felt much for illustration himself - and he looked it arsenic he hit 23-year-old Auger-Aliassime connected Court Philippe Chatrier.

"I didn't travel present pinch a batch of hit but I judge successful myself. After each believe and each lucifer I’m getting better," Alcaraz, who reached nan semi-finals past year, added.

Auger-Aliassime needed curen for what appeared to beryllium a muscular rumor early successful nan 2nd group and struggled pinch his service for nan remainder of nan match.

With Auger-Aliassime vulnerable, Alcaraz collapsed doubly connected his measurement to a 5-0 third-set lead and served retired triumph soon aft Tsitsipas had done nan aforesaid connected Court Suzanne Lenglen.

Arnaldi had stunned Russian sixth seed Andrey Rublev successful nan erstwhile information and led by a group and a break arsenic he looked to return different notable scalp.

Tsitsipas, who mislaid to Novak Djokovic successful nan 2021 last astatine Roland Garros, was made to salary for not taking immoderate of 5 break points successful nan first group and different 3 successful nan second.

However, he showed courageousness to prevention 4 group points astatine 5-3 and 5-4 and was rewarded by yet breaking Arnaldi’s service successful nan 10th game.

After winning nan tie-break and breaking successful nan first crippled of nan 3rd set, Tsitsipas retained utter power and collapsed 3 much times to title distant pinch victory.