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Carlos Alcaraz says his French Open defeat to Alex Zverev has not dented his belief that he can win a Grand Slam

Carlos Alcaraz is adamant that he can one day win a Grand Slam despite being knocked out of the French Open at the quarter-final stage. Alcaraz was second-best for large parts of his last-eight encounter with Alexander Zverev and though he fought back to take the third set, he eventually went down 4-6 4-6 6-4 6-7 to the German. Ad/> Nonetheless, Alcaraz feels that his performances this year have demonstrated that he has the game to match the best players in the world, and that at 19, his time will come.

French Open - 'How can he be beaten when playing well?' - Alexander Zverev backed to slay Rafa Nadal by brother

Alexander Zverev has the game to beat Rafa Nadal in the French Open semi-finals, believes the German's brother and Eurosport expert Mischa. Zverev downed Carlos Alcaraz in four sets in the quarter-finals in a match that many pundits — including Eurosport's own — believed was the 25-year-old's best-ever in a Grand Slam.

French Open - 'Super difficult' - Rafael Nadal continues to hint at retirement despite Novak Djokovic win

Rafael Nadal once again hinted at retirement despite his remarkable performance to outlast Novak Djokovic in the French Open quarter-finals. In their 59th meeting Nadal saw off his great rival in four sets, 6-2 4-6 6-2 7-6, to take his place in the last four where he will play Alexander Zverev. Ad/> Nadal's movement appeared to be uncompromised during the stunning encounter but as he revealed in his post-match press conference, that does not mean he has found a solution to his long-standing foot problem that caused him to limp out of the Italian Open prior to Roland-Garros.

'A magic night' - Rafael Nadal revels in hitting 'unexpected level' in French Open win over Novak Djokovic

Rafael Nadal described his incredible victory over Novak Djokovic as a “magic night” as he reached the French Open semi-finals for the 15th time. Nadal held off a strong challenge from the defending champion to win an epic contest in four hours and 12 minutes. Ad/> The 13-time champion was two breaks up in all of the first three sets and then rallied from 5-3 down in the fourth set to clinch victory at 1.15am in Paris.

Nadal downs Djokovic in late-night epic to reach 15th French Open semi-final

Rafael Nadal edged a late-night classic against old rival Novak Djokovic in the early hours of Wednesday in four sets to reach his 15th French Open semi-final.

Nadal continues his reign over Roland Garros – day 10 at the French Open

Rafael Nadal won the epic 59th instalment of his rivalry with Novak Djokovic.

'A very emotional night for me' - Nadal after his epic French Open win over Djokovic

Rafael Nadal had already turned his thoughts to his Roland Garros semi-final match minutes after beating Novak Djokovic in an epic quarter- final on Tuesday. The 13-time French champion is chasing a record-extending 22nd men's Grand Slam title. But time might be running out for the Spaniard, who has been suffering from a chronic foot injury that had put his participation in the claycourt major in doubt. "I don't know what can happen. I think I'm gonna be playing this tournament because we are doing the things to be ready to play this tournament, but I don't know what's gonna happen after here," Nadal told a news conference after his 6-2, 4-6, 6-2, 7-6(4) win against world number one Djokovic.

Rafael Nadal downs Novak Djokovic in late-night epic to reach 15th French Open semi-final

Rafael Nadal edged a late-night classic against old rival Novak Djokovic in the early hours of Wednesday in four sets to reach his 15th French Open semi-final. The 13-time Roland Garros champion won the pair's 59th career meeting 6-2, 4-6, 6-2, 7-6 (7/4) after a four-hour-and-12-minute quarter-final on a raucous Court Philippe Chatrier. Nadal sealed his eighth victory in 10 French Open matches against last year's winner Djokovic at 1:16 am local time (2316 GMT Tuesday) to set up a last-four clash with third seed Alexander Zverev on Friday.

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Carlos Alcaraz says his French Open defeat to Alex Zverev has not dented his belief that he can win a Grand Slam

French Open - 'How can he be beaten when playing well?' - Alexander Zverev backed to slay Rafa Nadal by brother

French Open - 'Super difficult' - Rafael Nadal continues to hint at retirement despite Novak Djokovic win

'A magic night' - Rafael Nadal revels in hitting 'unexpected level' in French Open win over Novak Djokovic

Nadal downs Djokovic in late-night epic to reach 15th French Open semi-final

Nadal continues his reign over Roland Garros – day 10 at the French Open

'A very emotional night for me' - Nadal after his epic French Open win over Djokovic

Rafael Nadal downs Novak Djokovic in late-night epic to reach 15th French Open semi-final