"I had to play my best tennis today" - Zverev after win over Alcaraz

Alexander Zverev powered to a second-straight semi-final at Roland Garros holding off an Alcaraz fightback to earn a 6-4 6-4 4-6 7-6(7) victory.

It was a very compleate match from Zverev who was aggresive, served well, returned well and was superb in the big points. He said:

“I knew that I had to play my absolute best tennis today, from the start on, and I’m happy that I did that. Obviously he kept on coming back, he’s an incredible player. I told him at the net, [he’s] going to win this tournament a lot of times, not only once. I hope I can win it before he starts beating us all and we will have no chance at all.”

He further said:

"The match was turning his way, I’m extremely happy that I won the tiebreak, that I didn’t have to play a fifth set, I didn’t have to be disappointed after a five-set match again like last year after the semi-finals. He's one of the best players in the world right now, and beating him at Roland-Garros, Grand Slam, is very important for me. But next I have the world No.1 or a 13-time champion here. So it's not really getting easier from here.”