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Exclusive: Carlos Alcaraz ready for the French Open ahead of Alexander Zverev Madrid Open final showdown

Carlos Alcaraz told Eurosport the French Open will be a «good challenge» for him after reaching the Madrid Open final. Alcaraz stunned 20-time Grand Slam winner Novak Djokovic in three sets just a day after beating 21-time Grand Slam winner Rafael Nadal to reach his first-ever final in his home country. Ad/> Although he is delighted to be through to a second Masters final this year, the 19-year-old says that playing the likes of Djokovic and Nadal over five sets will pose a different test in his pursuit of a maiden major title.

Carlos Alcaraz downs Novak Djokovic in a thriller to reach Madrid Open final

Carlos Alcaraz believes the sky is the limit after becoming the first player to beat Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic at the same tournament on clay as he stormed into the Madrid Open final on Saturday. The 19-year-old Spaniard reached his second ATP Masters final in five weeks and claimed his first win over a reigning world number one, overcoming Djokovic 6-7 (5/7), 7-5, 7-6 (7/5) in front of a sell-out home crowd at the Caja Magica. Alcaraz has a tour-leading seven wins against top-10 players this season. He enters Sunday's final against defending champion Alexander Zverev carrying a nine-match winning streak, having triumphed in Barcelona a couple of weeks ago.

Djokovic beats Hurkacz to reach semi-finals in Madrid

Novak Djokovic eased past Hubert Hurkacz with a routine 6-3, 6-4 victory on Friday to advance to the Madrid Open semi-finals, as he bids for a fourth title in the Spanish capital. Djokovic looked much more like his usual self at the Manolo Santana Stadium on a sunny day in Madrid as he continued to work his way back towards top form ahead of the French Open, which begins later this month. The 34-year-old was given a walkover into the quarter-finals when opponent Andy Murray withdrew from their highly anticipated clash due to illness and the top-seeded Serb got straight down to business against Hurkacz.