Following Carlos Alcaraz’s victory over Stefanos Tsitsipas on Tuesday night, Nick Kyrgios has made an effort to quell the buzz around him. After a resounding victory in straight sets and a dominant performance that had him appearing unbeatable, the Spaniard secured his place in the French Open’s last four. Alcaraz played quite flawlessly against Tsitsipas in the opening two sets, never once appearing to be under pressure. When his Greek opponent forced a tiebreak in the third game, complacency began to appear, but Alcaraz gathered himself and responded to the challenge, sending a clear message to the remaining competitors.

Now that they have only met once, he will now take on Novak Djokovic on Friday in what is sure to be a must-see showdown. Alcaraz could be considered the favorite going into the match and will aim to prove his mettle against one of the greatest players to ever grace a court.

Kyrgios appeared to disagree, refuting suggestions that Alcaraz could not be vulnerable. Mark Petchey, a former tennis player, asked on Twitter: “What weaknesses do any fans find in Carlos Alcaraz’s game?”

Kyrgios replied: “We were saying similar things about Medvedev once upon a time. Not saying I see one, I’m just saying, until someone exposes them, they look unplayable.”

Alcaraz at the French Open, ranking, and results in 2023

Ranked world no.1, Carlos has managed to achieve an overall 35-3 match record in 2023. Carlos is playing at the French Open where he toppled the world no.159 Flavio Cobolli 6-0 6-2 7-5, the world no.112 Taro Daniel 6-1 3-6 6-1 6-2, the world no.32 Denis Shapovalov 6-1 6-4 6-2, the world no.18 Lorenzo Musetti 6-3 6-2 6-2 and the world no.5 Stefanos Tsitsipas 6-2 6-1 7-6⁵.

Carlos Alcaraz will face the world no.3 Novak Djokovic in the semifinal. The head to head is 1-0 for Alcaraz.

Alcaraz clinched 4 titles in 2023 in Buenos Aires, Indian Wells, Barcelona and Madrid. The Spaniard reached the final in Rio de Janeiro (Rio Open).

Alcaraz won 10 titles in his career: 3 on hard courts and 7 on clay courts. (See the list of his titles)

He is also scheduled to play in Wimbledon (Wimbledon). The main draw will start on the 3rd of July.

Nick Kyrgios in 2023

Currently ranked no.26, Kyrgios played his last match on the 6^th of October 2022 when he defeated world no.203 Kamil Majchrzak 3-6 6-2 6-2 in the 2^nd round in Tokyo (draw).

At present, during this year Kyrgios has managed to achieve a composed 37-10 record.

Kyrgios has scheduled to play next in Stuttgart (Boss Open). He will begin to play the tournament from the main draw that will commence on the 12th of June.

Carlos Alcaraz and Nick Kyrgios have never played each other.