Alcaraz will play it at night knowing about Djokovic

“His tennis is going well for me,” he admits Carlos Alcaraz assessing his Roland Garros quarterfinal match against the Greek Stefanos Tsitsipas. The history does not deceive: fourth matches between the two, two on clay, and all won by the Spaniard.

The antecedent of the final of the last one is fresh Count of Godó Trophy, with a victory for the Murcian by 6-3 and 6-4. He also gains meaning from his 2022 quarterfinal duel at the RCT Barcelona-1899.

The Greek assures in Paris that he does not remember having played with the Murcian at night. Speaking of the subject, he referred to his first date, at the 2021 US Open, under the spotlight in the final part but which he labeled as an afternoon session meeting. He won, by the way, alcaraz 6-3, 4-6, 7-6 (2), 0-6 and 7-6 (5), in one of his first relevant flashes on the ATP Tour.

“I cannot answer if playing at night would be more beneficial for me or him. Frankly, I don’t know,” he analyzed. Tsitsipas before knowing the program of parties of this seas.

“I like it when the ball bounces more, it has more acceleration. And it bounces more at night than during the day. But I don’t have preferences. In any case, I need to find a way to play my game,” he said.

Carlos Alcaraz, so happy be it day or night. Because in Godó 2022, although Tsitsipas He did not remember or ignored it, they played at night in a day complicated by the rain, with an electric atmosphere in the stands, who unconditionally supported the Murcian, especially after the long escape from Hellene to the bathroom.

Roland Garros had to choose between the two men’s matches of the day, and he opted for the Alcaraz-Tsitsipas. Before that, the duel between the Serbian Novak Djokovic and the russian Karen Khachanov.

Before going out to the Philippe Chatrier, not before 8:15 p.m., alcaraz You will already know if you are waiting in the semifinals on Friday Djokovic. It will be the second night session for the Murcian, after the match played with Denis Shapovalovon Friday.

Tuesday’s quarter program

Court Philippe Chatrier (11:00 am)

Karolina Muchova (Che)-Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (Rus)
(not before 12:30 p.m.)
​Elina Svitolina (Ucr)-Aryna Sabalenka (Blr/2)
​Novak Djokovic (Serb/3)-Karen Khachanov (Rus/11)
(not before 8:15 p.m.)
​Carlos Alcaraz (Esp/1)-Stefanos Tsitsipas (Gre/5)