Carlos Alcaraz overcomes ‘struggle’ with De Jong to advance at French Open

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The third seed Carlos Alcaraz was forced to four sets by the Dutch qualifier Jesper de Jong while Belgium’s David Goffin said he was ‘spat at’ by fans while beating France’s Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard

There is a grand slam title on the line for whoever is prepared to ­perform at the highest level and seize his ­opportunities in one of the most open, uncertain men’s, the third seed and one of the tournament favourites, this means there is much more work to do. Under the Philippe Chatrier roof, the Spaniard overcame a mid-match hiccup before moving through to reach the third round with an unconvincing 6-3, 6-4, 2-6, 6-2 win over Jesper de Jong, a Dutch qualifier.

“It was up and down,” Alcaraz said. “I played good tennis the first and second sets and then I was ­struggling a little bit. Stefanos Tsitsipas, the ninth seed, had his own struggles as he reached the third round with a 6-3, 6-2, 6-7 , 6-4 win over Daniel Altmaier, the world No 83. After losing the third set, Tsitsipas was losing 2-4 in the fourth before reeling off four games in a row to win.said. “Had a great comeback, was very patient with myself and dealing with my emotions. I can only be proud of that.

“Although it is only natural that fans share their excitement and cheer on their favourites, this may not in any case go against the values of ­tennis or consideration for the players.”

 

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