After defeating Tommy Paul, Carlos Alcaraz recently became the youngest Olympic semifinalist since Novak Djokovic. The American was defeated by the Spanish in a fiercely contested straight-set match. The Spaniard is competing in his first Olympics.
Despite having a sluggish start to the season, Alcaraz showed remarkable resilience as the season went on. In addition to winning Wimbledon, he has also triumphed in the French Open and Indian Wells Masters. In addition, he became the youngest man to win the Channel Slam during the Open Era.Riding high on confidence, the 21-year-old will be competing at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris. He began his campaign with a commanding straight-set victory over Hady Habib of Lebanon. He then defeated Tallon Griekspoor of the Netherlands in the second round and defeated Roman Safiullin in the third. Notably, Alcaraz prevailed in each of these games without dropping a set.
In the quarterfinals, the Spaniard faced Tommy Paul, the ninth seed. The two players delivered an excellent sixty-nine-minute battle that ended in a 6-4, 7-6(7) victory for the World No. 3.Carlos Alcaraz, who is 21 years and 91 days old, is the youngest player to have won since 2008 Beijing Olympics finalist Novak Djokovic, who was 21 years and 87 days old.
The Serb faced defeat in the quarterfinals at the hands of rival Rafael Nadal, but he prevailed over American James Blake 6-3, 7-6(4) to secure the bronze medal. In the quarterfinals of the Olympics, he will take on Stefanos Tsitsipas in the pursuit of the illusive gold.
The winner of Felix Auger-Aliassime vs. Casper Ruud in the 2024 Paris Olympics semifinals will face Carlos Alcaraz.
In the semifinals of the 2024 Paris Olympics, second-seeded Carlos Alcaraz will face the victor of Felix-Auger Aliassime and Casper Ruud’s quarterfinal match.
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So far, both men are enjoying incredible runs in Paris. The Canadian eliminated Marcos Giron, Maximilian Marterer, and Daniil Medvedev to make it to the final eight, while the Norwegian defeated Taro Daniel, Andrea Vavassori, and Francisco Cerundolo.In their previous confrontations, Carlos Alcaraz has a 4-0 record against Casper Ruud and a 3-3 record against Aliassime, with the Spaniard winning the last three.Alcaraz competed in doubles as well, partnering with his idol Rafael Nadal. However, their incredible journey ended in the quarterfinals when they lost in straight sets against fourth-seeded Rajeev Ram and Austin Krajicek of Team USA.
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