Paris 2024: Carlos Alcaraz annihilates Felix Auger-Aliassime to reach final

Carlos Alcaraz brushed aside Felix Auger-Aliassime to move within one victory of the Olympic singles gold medal.

The 21-year-old is looking to cap an incredible summer by adding gold to his French Open and Wimbledon titles, and he needed just 75 minutes to ease to a 6-1 6-1 victory against Canadian Auger-Aliassime.

Alcaraz will either take on Novak Djokovic in a repeat of the Wimbledon decider or Italy's Lorenzo Musetti.

In the women’s singles, Iga Swiatek picked herself up following the disappointment of missing out on gold to claim the bronze medal.

The world number one suffered her first defeat in 26 matches at Roland Garros on Thursday to China’s Zheng Qinwen and broke down in tears afterwards during a TV interview.

But she ensured she will go home with something after easing to a 6-2 6-1 victory over Slovakia’s Anna-Karolina Schmiedlova.

There is guaranteed to be a medal for two young Russian athletes in the women’s doubles after Mirra Andreeva and Diana Shnaider won their semi-final.

They will take on Italian duo Sara Errani and Jasmine Paolini for the gold medal.