Defending French Open champion Carlos Alcaraz produced a dominant display to beat 12th seed Tommy Paul and reach the semi-finals at Roland Garros.
The second seed needed only 53 minutes to establish a two-set lead, losing only one game in the process.
American Paul offered plenty of resistance during a more competitive third set, but Alcaraz, 22, broke again for a 5-4 lead and quickly wrapped up a 6-0 6-1 6-4 victory.
The Spaniard will face 23-year-old Lorenzo Musetti for a place in Sunday’s final.
The Italian eighth seed defeated Frances Tiafoe 6-2 4-6 7-5 6-2 earlier on Tuesday and is into a Grand Slam semi-final for the second time in his career, having reached the Wimbledon last four in 2024.
Tiafoe, the first American to feature in a French Open quarter-final for 22 years, fought back to take the second set after Musetti dominated the opener.
But the 15th seed fell away after losing a gruelling third set and could not keep up with Musetti’s graceful but punishing style.
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Carlos Alcaraz truly outclassed Tommy Paul with that performance—such a dominant start to the match! It’s incredible how he only needed 53 minutes to take the first two sets. Paul showed some fight in the third set, but Alcaraz’s composure under pressure was just next level. Lorenzo Musetti reaching the semi-finals again is impressive; it’ll be interesting to see if he can handle Alcaraz’s intensity. Tiafoe had a moment of brilliance in the second set, but Musetti’s consistency was too much to overcome. Do you think Alcaraz’s momentum will carry him to the final, or can Musetti pull off an upset? I think Alcaraz is unstoppable right now, but I’m curious to hear your thoughts!