Iga Swiatek now just has two more matches to win to defend her women’s singles title at the French Open after eliminating American Coco Gauff in the semifinals, 6-4, 6-2. Swiatek and Gauff met in the final at Roland Garros last year, and Swiatek breezed, 6-1, 6-3. Gauff looked solid at times in the opening set, but she ended up committing 23 unforced errors, most coming after Swiatek found her rhythm. Now Swiatek awaits the semifinal match having won the first seven rounds in straight sets. Beatriz Haddad Maia of Brazil stopped Ons Jabeur, 3-6, 7-6 (5), 6-1, in their quarterfinal match, and Haddad Maia will now face Swiatek in the semifinal. Read on to get more news from the French Open as you consider where to do your French Open betting.
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In the men’s singles draw, Carlos Alcaraz will meet Novak Djokovic in one of the two semifinals. Djokovic needed four sets to stop Karen Khachanov in their quarterfinal match, advancing, 4-6, 7-6(0), 6-2, 6-4. Khachanov’s dominant serve carried him through the first and second sets, but once Djokovic took the tiebreaker in the second set, the whole momentum of the match shifted.
Carlos Alcaraz was able to run Stefanos Tsitsipas off the court in straight sets, needing just two hours and 12 minutes to win, 6-2, 6-1, 7-6(5). According to Alex Corretja of Eurosport, though, Alcaraz will “suffer” while playing Djokovic. Corretja made it to the final at Roland Garros twice during his own career and believes that the path for Alcaraz past Djokovic could be a harrowing one. His perspective makes sense, given the number of times Djokovic has dropped a set (or even two) to start a Grand Slam match and then roared back to win in five. Djokovic tends to play long, draining rallies, and he also likes to send the ball as deep as possible to keep his opponents from taking over the rhythm and using drop shots or deep winners.
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The other men’s quarterfinals matches were set for Wednesday. In the first match, Alexander Zverev stopped Tomas Martin Etcheverry, 6-4, 3-6, 6-3, 6-4; in the second, at this writing, Casper Ruud won the first set, 6-1, but the match continues. Ruud is the fourth seed, while Zverev is just the 22nd. The winner between Alcaraz and Djokovic would likely be a heavy favorite over whichever player gains the other spot in the final. I actually like Alcaraz to stop Djokovic, and I like either Ruud or Rune to get by Zverev.
Rounding out the women’s singles draw, unseeded Karolina Muchova meets second seed Aryna Sabalenka. Sabalenka drew attention for her press conference after her quarterfinal win; after several days of staying away from the press after some aggressive questioning from a Ukrainian reporter about Sabalenka’s home nation of Belarus and its support of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. In her last press conference, Sabalenka made it clear that she disagrees with her nation’s support of the invasion, a bold step. It will be interesting to see if Sabalenka can follow that up with bold play on the court. My picks for the semifinal round on the women’s side are Sabalenka, in straight sets, and Swiatek, also in straight sets.
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