French Open 2022 - 'Sascha wants to stop Carlos Alcaraz's momentum' - Mischa Zverev backs brother in quarter-final

Mischa Zverev says his brother Alexander wants to put a stop to Carlos Alcaraz's momentum in the quarter-finals at Roland Garros. World number three Alexander Zverev, also known as Sascha, is a US Open finalist and reached the last four in Paris 12 months ago. Ad/> But the German finds himself the underdog for his quarter-final clash against Alcaraz on Tuesday following the Spaniard's meteoric and rapid rise to tennis' elite.

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«Alcaraz is the wild youngster who was the underdog six months ago. Now he's suddenly the favourite. »Something has already happened in the last few months and Sascha — like all the other established players — wants to stop this momentum.