Carlos Alcaraz vs Stefanos Tsitsipas – Breakdown and Prediction

June 4, 2024

Carlos Alcaraz vs Stefanos Tsitsipas: Roland Garros – quarterfinal

The world No. 3 Carlos Alcaraz will take on Stefanos Tsitsipas in the quarterfinal at the Roland Garros.

Carlos Alcaraz Profile

The former world No. 1 Carlos Alcaraz is currently third in the ATP rankings. The Spaniard is 23-5 for the season and 9-3 on clay.

Alcaraz is coming off a 6-3, 6-1 win over Felix Auger-Aliassime in the round of 16. Previously in the tournament, he defeated Sebastian Korda, Jesper De Jong, and JJ Wolf.

Alcaraz has won one title so far in the season, defeating Daniil Medvedev in the final at Indian Wells. He also made it to the semifinals in Buenos Aires and the quarterfinals at the Australian Open, Miami, and Madrid.

This is his fifth appearance at the French Open, and his best result is last year’s semifinal.

Stefanos Tsitsipas Profile

Stefanos Tsitsipas is ninth in the ATP rankings, and his career high was No. 3 in the world. The Greek is 28-9 for the season and 17-3 on clay.

He is coming off a 3-6, 7-6, 6-2, 6-2 win over Matteo Arnaldi in the round of 16. Previously in the tournament, he defeated Zhizhen Zhang, Daniel Altmaier, and Marton Fucsovics.

Tsitsipas won the title in Monte Carlo this season, defeating Casper Ruud in the finals. He also reached the final in Barcelona and the semifinal in Los Cabos.

This is his eighth appearance at Rolamd Garros, and his best result was the final in 2021, when he lost to Novak Djokovic after having a 2-0 lead.

Head-to-Head Alcaraz leads 5-0

Alcaraz vs Tsitsipas 6-2, 6-1, 7-5 (2023 French Open, quarterfinal)
Alcaraz vs Tsitsipas 6-3, 6-4 (2023 ATP Barcelona, final)
Alcaraz vs Tsitsipas 6-4, 5-7, 6-2 (2022 ATP Barcelona, quarterfinal)
Alcaraz vs Tsitsipas 7-5, 6-3 (2022 ATP Miami, round of 16)
Alcaraz vs Tsitsipas 6-3, 4-6, 7-6, 0-6, 7-6 (2021 US Open, third round)

Prediction and Conclusion

These two players met last year at the same stage of the French Open, when Alcaraz won easily in straight sets. It is a fact that Tsitsipas is in much better form now, but that will probably not make any difference. Tsitsipas had a huge problem in the previous round against Arnaldi and was on the verge of going 2-0 down, but he managed to come back. Yesterday, he had no rest since he plays doubles with his brothers. Alcaraz seems ready to go all the way this year at Roland Garros and will get one step closer with a straight-set win today.