Carlos Alcaraz books place in French Open fourth round with convincing win over Denis Shapovalov

Carlos Alcaraz booked his place in the French Open fourth round with a convincing straight-sets 6-1 6-4 6-2 win over Denis Shapovalov. It was Alcaraz's first night match in the 2023 edition of Roland-Garros, and he turned in a performance that showcased his credentials to win the tournament. Ad Analysing his performance post-match, Alcaraz said: «I felt great.

I think I played a good level the whole match. In the second set I was in trouble a bit at 4-1 down. I started to make more mistakes but you had to be strong mentally.» Roland-GarrosFrench Open order of play, Day 6 — Djokovic, Alcaraz, Sabalenka in third-round actionA DAY AGO «I knew he would harm my chances in the second set and I had to come back and I did.

»I am happy with my level today and I hope to take this level into the next round," he added. The first set was a procession, with the 20-year-old Spaniard taking a 5-0 lead, before Shapovalov held his serve to avoid a bagel. He couldn't fight his way back into the opening set however, as Alcaraz took it 6-1.

The start of the second set was altogether different, as the Canadian broke Alcaraz not once but twice to storm into a 4-1 lead. Remarkably, he didn't win a game in the set thereafter as Alcaraz roared back to take it 6-4, and with it a stranglehold on the match. Shapovalov took a lengthy break off the court at the end of the second set, but it didn't have the desired effect when the third set began as Alcaraz cruised into a 5-1 lead.

Alcaraz was made to serve it out as Shapovalov held, but the Spaniard did so to seal his spot in the fourth round, where he will meet Lorenzo Musetti. Also on Friday, Musetti knocked out Cameron Norrie, the last remaining Briton in the draw. Looking ahead to that challenge,