The hunger for glory invades once again Philippe Chatrier and the eyes of the whole world are on its new protagonists: Carlos Alcaraz (3rd in the ATP ranking) and Alexander Zverev (4th), in search of what will be for both of them, the first title at Roland Garros.
The Spaniard and the German will compete to see who lifts their first Roland Garros trophy. EFE/EPA
A battle that promises a lot. Their presents stand out above the others and, both of them could be considered in the Top tennis players of this 2024 thanks to their numbers and level that they demonstrate on the court. Of course, if they reached this decisive stage it is because they have it, but despite that, the rebellion and character projected in these Parisian weeks made it more than deserved to be one game away from the desired trophy.
On the one hand, Alcaraz has just beaten the new world number one starting next Monday, Jannik Sinnerwinning a great five-set duel and also leaving players like Stefanos Tsitsipas (9th), Felix Auger-Aliassime (21st) and Sebastian Korda (28th). These last three, without giving up a single set.
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In addition, his season record of 24-5 and with the Indian Wells Masters 1000 under his arms, they give him the necessary confidence to prevail against whoever stands behind the midfield net. And as if it were not enough, The Spaniard has 70% effectiveness in clay court finals (7-3). Among them is the Masters 1000 in Madrid 2022, where he curiously beat the German.
The situation of Sasha It is not very different from that of his next rival, since he also comes with a good number of victories so far this season (34-9) and with a Masters 1000 achieved in Rome. In addition, he comes from having an excellent tournament from start to finish, overcoming a very tough test in the first round against Rafael Nadal and starring in great performances against David Goffin (115th), Tallon Griekspoor (25th) and Holger Rune (13th) Álex De Minaur (11th) and Casper Ruud (7th) in the semi-final.
As if that were not enough, he was able to leave behind that ghost that deprived him of a possible final in Paris when he injured his ankle playing against Nadal in the 2022 semi-finals, something that seems to have made him even stronger both mentally and tennis-wise.
As far as the ranking is concerned, If the Spaniard manages to consecrate himself, he will climb to second position, leaving Djokovic in third placebut if the German wins, everything would remain the same unlike Sinner who displaces the Serbian to second place.
However, within Philippe Chatrier, all these numbers fade away so that the only thing left on the field is the desire to lift the precious Parisian trophy.
The men’s final of Roland Garros 2024 will be played on Sunday the 9th at 9:30 a.m. in Argentina, 8:30 a.m. in Chile, 7:30 a.m. in Colombia, Peru and Ecuador and 6:30 a.m. in Mexico, exclusively on ESPN and STAR+.
2024-06-08 22:32:23
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