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French Open: 'Beyond belief!' - Carlos Alcaraz shot so good 'even Novak Djokovic is laughing'

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Carlos Alcaraz lost the opening set and struggled early on against Novak Djokovic, but he produced something incredibly special in the second set at the 2023 French Open.

Djokovic, the 22-time Grand Slam singles champion, forced the Spaniard to the back of the court with a clever shot, only to watch on in disbelief as his opponent came up with a magical winner to get the crowd on their feet on Court Philippe-Chatrier.

Ad The world No. 1 did not find it easy to settle in the huge semi-final clash and was trying to find another level serving at 1-1 in the second set, having lost the first 6-3 to the two-time victor at Roland-Garros who is in pursuit of a hat-trick of Paris crowns.

Roland-Garros'Beyond belief!' — Alcaraz leaves Djokovic laughing and applauding with 'unreal' winnerAN HOUR AGO Djokovic drew his opponent to the net with a cheeky drop shot that was very well executed, but the sheer pace of the Spaniard saw him get to the ball with relative ease.

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