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Novak Djokovic outlasts cramping Alcaraz to race into French Open final

theguardian.com

The highly anticipated semi-final encounter between Carlos Alcaraz and Novak Djokovic ended in bitter anticlimax on Friday afternoon.

After two intense, high-quality sets, Djokovic eased past a cramping Alcaraz 6-3, 5-7, 6-1, 6-1 to return to the French Open final.

With little to separate the two best players in the world at one set all, Alcaraz began to struggle with cramps early in the third set.

Although he refused to retire, remaining on court until the end, the Spaniard struggled to move properly and he was uncompetitive in the last two sets.

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