On Day 10 at Roland Garros, two of the boys’s quarterfinals have been performed, with Jannik Sinner and X progressing into Friday’s semi-finals.
Sinner was the primary to maneuver into the final 4, cruising via his match towards Grigor Dimitrov in straight units, in all probability essentially the most easy match he’s had to date in Paris.
Carlos Alcaraz then maintained his good report towards Stefanos Tstisipas with an easy 6-3, 7-6(3), 6-4 win in 2 hours and quarter-hour.
Off the court docket, the story of the day was Novak Djokovic’s withdrawal from his quarterfinal with Casper Ruud because of the knee damage he aggravated towards Cerundolo. A scan confirmed a tear within the meniscus, so it could possibly be out for a number of weeks. He ought to in all probability communicate to Federer about the most effective plan of action, on condition that was the damage he returned from efficiently in 2017 but additionally ended his profession in 2022.
You’ll be able to see a fast recap, match stats and highlights from the day’s matches under.
Day 10 French Open 2024 Quarter Closing Outcomes
Winner
Loser
Scoreline
Jannik Sinner (2)
Grigor Dimitrov (10)
6-2 6-4 7-6(3)
Carlos Alcaraz (3)
Stefanos Tsitsipas (9)
6-3, 7-6(3), 6-4
Superior Sinner Too Slick for Dimitrov
Jannik Sinner is within the Paris semi-finals after a commanding victory over Grigor Dimitrov on Tuesday. The Italian secured a 6-2, 6-4, 7-6(3) and was largely untroubled towards the tenth seed.
The 22-year-old, who gained his first main on the Australian Open in January, dominated the two-hour, 30-minute taking part in with excessive depth, hitting 29 winners and breaking Dimitrov’s serve 4 occasions in a one-sided quarterfinal.
Though he confronted some strain when serving for the match at 5-4, he finally sealed the victory within the third-set tie-break, with Dimitrov missing any penetration in his recreation to trigger issues.
Regardless of lacking Rome from a hip damage, the Italian has seemed sturdy in Paris, dropping only one set. However I used to be very upset with Dimitrov’s recreation as he didn’t flip up, and his forehand sprayed a number of errors.
Sinner took cost from the baseline in most rallies, and Grigor by no means seemed like he might get again on the entrance foot.
With the victory, Sinner is ready to rise to the world primary rating following Novak Djokovic’s withdrawal attributable to a proper knee damage.
I’m very blissful. We’ve performed a few occasions earlier than and know what to anticipate. We performed a remaining in Miami and it’s all the time powerful to play towards him. He’s such an amazing expertise and good man. My efficiency was very stable, particularly the primary two units. I had slightly little bit of strain when serving for the match, however that is regular, that is tennis. I’m proud of how I performed later and to be within the semis Sinner on his win.
Match Stats
Grigor Dimitrov
Jannik Sinner
Aces
5
8
Double Faults
5
0
1st Serve Proportion
63%
60%
1st Serve Factors Gained
67% (45/67)
81% (43/53)
2nd Serve Factors Gained
44% (17/39)
64% (23/36)
Break Factors Saved
60% (6/10)
50% (1/2)
1st Return Factors Gained
19% (10/53)
33% (22/67)
2nd Return Factors Gained
36% (13/36)
56% (22/39)
Break Factors Transformed
50% (1/2)
40% (4/10)
Winners
33
29
Unforced Errors
49
20
Web Factors Gained
68% (15/22)
71% (12/17)
Max Factors In Row
4
8
Service Factors Gained
58% (62/106)
74% (66/89)
Return Factors Gained
26% (23/89)
42% (44/106)
Complete Factors Gained
44% (85/195)
56% (110/195)
Max Video games In Row
2
5
Service Video games Gained
73% (11/15)
93% (14/15)
Return Video games Gained
7% (1/15)
27% (4/15)
Complete Video games Gained
40% (12/30)
60% (18/30)
Highlights
Alcaraz Tops Tsitsipas
Carlos Alcaraz moved forward 6-0 within the head-to-head with Stefanos Tsitsipas because of a dominant 6-3, 7-6(3), 6-4 win in Tuesday’s quarterfinal.
The Spaniard has a tried-and-tested blueprint towards Tsitsipas: He targets the backhand with a high-bouncing ball, will get on prime within the rally, and invariably wins the purpose.
Alcaraz set the tone early with a break within the opening recreation and prolonged his management by racing to a 3-0 lead within the second set.
Tsitsipas lastly discovered his recreation when he rallied late within the second set to pressure a tie-break, however Alcaraz shortly regained the higher hand to take it 7-3.
The third set was the closest of the three, however a well timed break put Alcaraz 5-4 in entrance, and though he slipped to 0-30 when serving it out, he went again to fundamentals and acquired the job executed, throwing in a drop shot on match level to seal the deal.
Sadly, Tsitsipas hasn’t developed a strategy to counter Alcaraz’s techniques. Whereas that is one among his worst matchups, it’s disappointing that he retains taking part in the identical method after shedding their first 5 matches. It’s nearly just like the early Nadal vs Federer matches on clay, and I believed he performed method too reactively within the first half of the match when he ought to have simply dialled up his aggressiveness and tried to pressure the difficulty.
Match Stats
Stefanos Tsitsipas
Carlos Alcaraz
Aces
2
3
Double Faults
4
1
1st Serve Proportion
62%
73%
1st Serve Factors Gained
65% (40/62)
74% (45/61)
2nd Serve Factors Gained
53% (20/38)
74% (17/23)
Break Factors Saved
33% (2/6)
50% (1/2)
1st Return Factors Gained
26% (16/61)
39% (24/62)
2nd Return Factors Gained
26% (6/23)
47% (18/38)
Break Factors Transformed
50% (1/2)
67% (4/6)
Winners
26
27
Unforced Errors
33
21
Web Factors Gained
74% (34/46)
64% (14/22)
Max Factors In Row
4
7
Service Factors Gained
60% (59/98)
74% (62/84)
Return Factors Gained
26% (22/84)
40% (39/98)
Complete Factors Gained
45% (81/182)
55% (101/182)
Max Video games In Row
3
5
Service Video games Gained
75% (12/16)
93% (14/15)
Return Video games Gained
7% (1/15)
25% (4/16)
Complete Video games Gained
42% (13/31)
58% (18/31)
Highlights
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