French Open 2023: Carlos Alcaraz to lock horns with Novak Djokovic; Casper Ruud to face Alexander Zverev in Men’s Singles semi-finals

French Open 2023: Carlos Alcaraz to lock horns with Novak Djokovic; Casper Ruud to face Alexander Zverev in Men’s Singles semi-finals

@rolandgarros

In Tennis, at the French Open, top seed Carlos Alcaraz will lock horns with third seed Novak Djokovic in the Men’s Singles semi-finals, later today, June 9. Fourth seed Casper Ruud will face 22nd seed Alexander Zverev in the other semi-final. Yesterday, in the women’s semi-finals, top seed Iga Swiatek defeated Beatriz Haddad Maia to set up the women’s singles final against Karolina Muchova.

Earlier in the day, Karolina stunned second seed Aryna Sabalenka to reach her first Grand Slam final. 43rd-ranked Czech star beat Sabalenka  7-6, 6-7, 7-5, ending the Belarusian’s 12-match winning run at majors.

 

Japanese-German pair of Miyu Kato and Tim Putz lifted the mixed doubles title in Paris yesterday. Kato and Puetz beat Bianca Andreescu of Canada and New Zealand’s Michael Venus 4-6, 6-4, 10-6. On Sunday, Kato and Indonesia’s Aldila Sutjiadi were disqualified from the women’s doubles tournament for hitting a ball girl with a ball.