French Open 2024 Day 6 Recap

Day six on the French Open featured 5 accomplished matches from the 2 roofed courts, however extra rain delayed three matches till Saturday.

First to progress was Matteo Arnaldi, who upset Andrey Rublev with a straight-sets win.

Jannik Sinner then stored his clear sheet at Roland Garros with one other straight-set win over Pavel Kotov together with his customary clear ball placing proving an excessive amount of for the Russian.

Stefanos Tsitsipas additionally moved via in three units with a classy win over Zhizhen Zhang, the place he moved brilliantly to execute his killer forehand.

Within the evening session, Carlos Alcaraz KO’d Seb Korda in three units, whereas Corentin Moutet delighted the house followers with a four-set win over Sebastian Ofner.

Grigor Dimitrov, Hubert Hurkacz, and Ben Shelton should return on Saturday to finish their matches in opposition to Zizou Bergs, Denis Shapovalov, and Felix Auger-Aliassime, respectively.

Day Six French Open 2024 Spherical of 32 Outcomes

Winner
Loser
Scoreline

Carlos Alcaraz (3)
Sebastian Korda (27)
6-4, 7-6(5), 603

Jannik Sinner (2)
Pavel Kotov
6-4, 6-4, 6-4

Stefanos Tsitsipas (9)
Zhizhen Zhang
6-3, 6-3, 6-1

Matteo Arnaldi
Andrey Rublev (6)
7-6(2), 6-2, 6-4

Corentin Moutet
Sebastian Ofner
3-6, 6-4, 6-4, 6-1

Arnaldi Routs Rublev

Matteo Arnaldi put one other scalp on his resume on Friday, upsetting sixth seed Andrey Rublev 7-6(8), 6-2, 6-4 within the third spherical.

The 23-year-old, a part of a crop of extremely promising younger Italians, made Rublev’s ball look insipid and countered it together with his personal heavy-hitting to bag his third top-10 victory.

Arnaldi saved a set level at 5-6 within the first-set tie-break earlier than profitable three consecutive factors, together with a pleasant angled forehand to clinch the opener.

It was plain crusing from there, with the Italian firing 47 winners. Maybe the toughest factor he needed to endure was Rublev self-destructing with a number of racket throws and nonstop screaming at himself.

It was an entire meltdown, and in contrast to McEnroe, he doesn’t play higher when indignant. He wants a type of eureka moments like Federer had after his loss to Squillari, however at 26, it must occur quick.

I used to be actually nervous on the finish as a result of I used to be going to serve for the match for one of many largest wins of my life. However I managed it rather well… I used to be centered on myself and doing the correct factor. Arnaldi on his win.

Sinner Stays On Music

Jannik Sinner continues his unbeaten run at Grand Slams in 2024, advancing to the fourth spherical with a 6-4, 6-4, 6-4 victory over Pavel Kotov,

Regardless of harm issues heading into the event, Sinner has received all his matches in straight units. And his performances up to now have regarded strong together with his trademark clear ball placing.

Kotov was coming in off the again of a four-set win over Wawrinka, and whereas he was aggressive, a single break in every set was enough for Sinner to safe victory.

Sinner additionally has a much-improved serve this season. He solely confronted one break level, which he saved, and he received 79 per cent of his first-serve factors.

I believe it was very totally different. Each scenario on the court docket was a lot totally different to Madrid. I simply tried to remain very centered on my sport. Thanks [to the crowd] for all of the assist, it’s wonderful to play right here on this court docket. I actually take pleasure in it. Sinner on his wins over Kotov in Madrid and Paris.

Alcaraz KO’s Korda

Carlos Alcaraz entered Roland Garros with some doubts in regards to the sturdiness of his forearm, and after labouring to a win in opposition to Jesper De Jong, it was nonetheless considerably of a query mark.

Nevertheless, he dispelled most of these doubts with a 6-4, 7-6(5), 6-3 win over Sebastian Korda underneath the closed roof on Friday evening.

Alcaraz’s tweaked service movement seems technically sound. His forehand reveals no indicators of being underpowered, firing a 109 mph cross-court winner within the second set.

After a detailed second-set tiebreak, he maintained his stage to shut the match in two hours and 39 minutes, marking his eighth consecutive look within the second week of a Grand Slam.

With the win, Alcaraz improved to 35-0 at majors in opposition to gamers ranked exterior the High 20, repeating his straight-sets victory over Korda from the 2022 Roland Garros third spherical. 

As for Korda, his sport is tremendous clear, however within the shut moments, his forehand leaks some premature errors that price him within the breaker, the place he was in any other case matching up effectively to Alcaraz’s sport.

I really feel wonderful. I really feel nice taking part in on this court docket. Clearly I’ve nice reminiscences taking part in right here. Nice matches I’ve performed earlier than. I’m feeling higher and higher each match I play. The group was wonderful. Each day it’s even higher. It’s wonderful to play in entrance of all of you. I’m excited to play within the 2nd week in Paris once more. Hopefully I’ll preserve going Alcaraz on his win.

Different Matches of Notice

Tstisipas Takes Down Zhang: Ninth seed Stefanos Tsitsipas dominated Zhang Zhizhen 6-3, 6-3, 6-1. The Greek showcased wonderful motion and aggressive shot-making, hitting with precision to advance, and I like his trajectory up to now on this event.

Moutet Offloads Ofner: Corentin Moutet defeated Sebastian Ofner 3-6, 6-4, 6-4, 6-1 on Court docket Suzanne-Lenglen to advance to the fourth spherical at Roland Garros for the primary time. The lefty is the one man left flying the flag for France within the males’s singles, and he’s into the second week at a Grand Slam for the second time, having achieved the identical feat in New York two years in the past.

French Open 2024 Day Seven Spherical of 32 Matches