Day eleven at Roland Garros solely featured one males’s quarter-final as Alexander Zverev defeated Alex de Minaur in straight units to arrange a semi-final with Casper Ruud.
Novak Djokovic, who has a meniscus tear, was compelled to withdraw from his last-eight match towards Ruud, giving the Norwegian a walkover into Friday’s semi-final.
The Serb underwent surgical procedure in Paris on Wednesday morning and is unlikely to play Wimbledon.
You’ll be able to see highlights, match stats and a recap beneath.
Day 11 French Open 2024 Quarter Closing Outcomes
Winner
Loser
Scoreline
Alexander Zverev (4)
Alex de Minaur (11)
6-4, 7-6(5), 6-4.
Zverev Too Robust for de Minaur
Alexander Zverev is into the Roland Garros semi-finals for the fourth straight yr after defeating eleventh seed Alex de Minaur 6-4, 7-6(5), 6-4.
Enjoying beneath the lights on Court docket Philippe-Chatrier, the Australian pushed Zverev, however he managed to remain stable sufficient when beneath stress to progress in straight units.
The German began strongly, going up an early break within the first set, however de Minaur hit again, solely to see the set snatched from him.
Within the second set tiebreak, Zverev began terribly, slipping down 0-4 with some tame forehand errors, however from 3/5, he received 4 straight factors to take a two-set lead.
Throughout the third set, Zverev performed extra aggressively and overcame a late setback, breaking De Minaur after failing to serve the match at 5-3, clinching victory after two hours and 59 minutes.
When it comes to spectacle, this match was a little bit of a non-event, as I don’t suppose both man performed effectively. The wind was swirling at one finish of the courtroom, so it wasn’t simple to carry serve from there, and Zverev wasn’t at his greatest on the forehand facet as he didn’t go after the ball.
De Minaur was tenacious as traditional and tracked down plenty of balls, however aside from being a nuisance, he lacks the innovative to hassle the highest guys in over 5 units.
Match Stats
Alexander Zverev
Alex de Minaur
Aces
2
3
Double Faults
5
4
1st Serve Proportion
69%
48%
1st Serve Factors Gained
69% (52/75)
64% (28/44)
2nd Serve Factors Gained
47% (16/34)
57% (27/47)
Break Factors Saved
63% (5/8)
17% (1/6)
1st Return Factors Gained
36% (16/44)
31% (23/75)
2nd Return Factors Gained
43% (20/47)
53% (18/34)
Break Factors Transformed
83% (5/6)
38% (3/8)
Winners
20
28
Unforced Errors
48
53
Web Factors Gained
56% (19/34)
68% (19/28)
Max Factors In Row
5
6
Service Factors Gained
62% (68/109)
60% (55/91)
Return Factors Gained
40% (36/91)
38% (41/109)
Whole Factors Gained
52% (104/200)
48% (96/200)
Max Video games In Row
3
2
Service Video games Gained
81% (13/16)
69% (11/16)
Return Video games Gained
31% (5/16)
19% (3/16)
Whole Video games Gained
56% (18/32)
44% (14/32)
Highlights
French Open 2024 Semi-Closing Matches
Casper Ruud (7) vs Alexander Zverev (4)
Carlos Alcaraz (3) vs Jannik Sinner (2)
