Carlos Alcaraz and Alexander Zverev you see the faces in the grand final of Roland Garros 2024, the Grand Slam on clay. The young Spanish tennis player, number 3 in the ATP ranking, wants to win the tournament and to do so he must surpass the German tennis player.
Alcaraz reached the final after defeating Jannik Sinner in the semifinals (2-6, 6-3, 3-6, 6-4, 6-3), the great generational rivalry of current tennis. ‘Sascha’, For its part, it went through a very complicated situation in this edition. Won in the first round against ‘Miura’, Rafa Nadal, 6-3, 7-6, 6-3, but then he had to suffer a lot. He came back from 4-1 down in the fifth set to defeat the Dutchman Tallon Griekspoorwhile in the quarterfinals he had to use five sets again to defeat the Dane Holger Rune.
In the semi-finals they lost to Casper Ruud 2-6, 6-2, 6-4, 6-2 and will fight for him first Grand Slam. Zverev, at 27 years old, argue your first final at Roland Garros. The tennis player from Hamburg has never won a Grand Slam, so he is looking for this new opportunity. He lost in the US Open final against Dominic Thiem, after enjoying a 2–0 lead in sets and serving to win the match in the fifth set.
Be Zverev is the third top ten player Carlitos will face todaybecause it comes from bowing in the quarterfinals against Stefanos Tsitsipas 6-3, 7-6, 6-4. Then he had to beat Sinner in the semifinals and now Zverev is in the grand final.
They had a road full of tough opponents in this tournament, with seeds. He had as an opponent in the third round 6-4, 7-6, 6-3 against American Sebastian Korda (seeded 27), while it was later measured at Canadian Felix Auger Aliassime (seeded 21) in the round of 16 6-3 6-3, 6-1.
‘Carlitos’ had a complicated clay court tour in Europe, because he could hardly play anymore the Masters 1000 in Madrid, where he lost in the quarterfinals to Andrey Rublev. It has been low on the Monte Carlo Masters 1000, in the ATP 500 of Conde de Godó, as well as to the Masters 1000 in Rome. That is why it became less at Roland Garros, where he aims to win the Grand Slam.
Alcaraz he knew he had an important opportunity at Roland Garros, where he plays as the third seed. However, against Zverev with the most difficult possible obstacle, because this too lost at Roland Garros 2022 against the German (6-4, 6-4, 4-6, 7-6).
The number 3 in the ATP ranking wants to conquer for the first time Roland Garros. In his career he won two Grand Slams, the US Open 2022 and Wimbledon 2023, so he wants to continue to grow in his career and achievements.
On clay, in principle, a good and very even match is expected, because the winner is cchampion at Roland Garros for the first time in his career. Currently the face between the two players is in favor of the German by 5-4but this will be the first time to play for the Grand Slam title.
When did Alcaraz – Zverev play at Roland Garros?
The match is played on Sunday, June 9, not before 3:00 pm
Where to see el Alcaraz – Zverev at Roland Garros?
The meeting will be visible open on DMAX, also seen on MAX. Additionally, you will see of Eurosport 4K (444), Eurosport 1 and Eurosport Player. It can also be seen by DAZN platform. You can follow all the information about the match of Alcaraz at Roland Garros on the Mundo Deportivo website.
Source: La Verdad
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