French Open: Novak Djokovic in 'perfect position' to take on Carlos Alcaraz in 'big fight' - Corretja

Eurosport's Alex Corretja has given his views ahead of the mouthwatering semi-final clash between Novak Djokovic and Carlos Alcaraz at the 2023 French Open on Friday afternoon. Djokovic, the third seed at Roland-Garros, stormed past Karen Khachanov in four sets to reach the last-four encounter, while Alcaraz breezed past Stefanos Tsitsipas with consummate ease in their quarter-final in Paris. Ad The head-to-head between the 22-time Grand Slam singles champion Djokovic and the world No.

1 from Spain has been marked in tennis fans' diaries since the draw was announced, and Corretja is sure that it is going to deliver. Roland-Garros'He's going to suffer' — Alcaraz in for a 'big battle' against Djokovic — CorretjaA DAY AGO «Since the very first day we’ve been waiting for that match,» Corretja told Eurosport ahead of the highly anticipated showdown. «It’s always very difficult when you have such high expectations; if it doesn’t happen you might be disappointed.

»Both players are playing well. Carlitos was very impressive against Tsitsipas, and Novak was smart enough maybe not to burn out before the tournament. «Djokovic improved his level throughout the tournament, and now I think he’s going to arrive at the semis in the perfect position to be ready for what is going to be a big fight.