Carlos Alcaraz Tackles Stefanos Tsitsipas At French Open As Iga Swiatek Targets Semis

Carlos Alcaraz and Stefanos Tsitsipas square off Tuesday in a repeat of their French Open quarter-final from last year, while Iga Swiatek looks to stay on track for a third consecutive Roland Garros title. Alcaraz appears to be moving through the gears in Paris after an injury-hit preparation, taking care of 21st seed Felix Auger-Aliassime with minimal fuss to make the last eight here for the third year on the trot. Next up is an opponent he has dominated in his young career, winning all five previous encounters with Tsitsipas. 

Three of those have come on clay, including Alcaraz's straight-sets win in the 2023 French Open quarter-finals.

"I'm really looking forward to playing this match. I love this challenge and these kind of matches," said the 21-year-old Spaniard, attempting to add to his Wimbledon title from a year ago and the 2022 US Open.

"I have seen a lot of matches from Stefanos lately. He has a lot of confidence right now and is playing great tennis. I think I have the key against him so I will try to make him in trouble."

Tsitsipas found himself in danger of falling two sets behind against Italy's Matteo Arnaldi in the last 16, saving four set points before swinging the match in his favour.

The Greek ninth seed, who lost the 2021 French Open final in five sets to Novak Djokovic, hopes to put a stop to Alcaraz's dominance.

"He has said in the past he likes playing against me, so I hope he gets to like it a little bit less this time," said Tsitsipas.

Jannik Sinner dropped his first set of the tournament against Corentin Moutet, but the second seed quickly righted the ship to ease into a seventh Grand Slam quarter-final.

It is the first time he has made the last eight at Roland Garros since the pandemic-delayed