Carlos Alcaraz has become the youngest man to reach the singles semifinals at a Summer Games since Novak Djokovic in 2008. Alcaraz got past Tommy Paul of the U.S. 6-3, 7-6 (7) at the Paris Olympics on Thursday. In another quarterfinal, Lorenzo Musetti of Italy beat Tokyo Games gold medalist Alexander Zverev of Germany 7-5, 7-5.
Carlos Alcaraz of Spain celebrates a point against Tommy Paul , of United States during their men’s quarter-final match at the Roland Garros stadium, at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Thursday, Aug. 1, 2024, in Paris, France. Lorenzo Musetti of Italy celebrates after defeating Alexander Zverev of Germany in their men’s singles quarterfinals match, at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Thursday, Aug.1, 2024, at the Roland Garros stadium in Paris, France.
Those trophies raised his Grand Slam trophy count to four. As it is, he was the youngest man with a major championship on hard, grass and clay courts. In 2022, he became the first teenager to reach No. 1 in the ATP rankings, getting there after winning the U.S. Open.will take on three-time major runner-up Casper Ruud of Norway or Felix Auger-Aliassime of Canada. Their quarterfinal was later Thursday, as was the one between theand Stefanos Tsitsipas of Greece. Djokovic vs.
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