Winner of Carlos Alcaraz Friday in the semifinals of Roland-Garros, Novak Djokovic has qualified for his 34th Grand Slam final. And first wanted to greet his young rival: "I told him that he still has a lot of time ahead of him. I am sure he will win Roland Garros several times in the future. I really have no doubt about that because the way he plays is incredible. He has so many qualities. He is very dynamic, he has a lot of power in his strikes. He's really a complete player and then also he's already won a Grand Slam. He's the youngest No. 1 in the history of this game so there are a lot of things that go in his favor and speak for his future."
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A physically diminished Alcaraz could not play normally in the third and fourth sets. "It was obvious that he was having difficulties when he was moving. It's a shame for the public, for a match as important as that, for both of us, but that's the way it is, that's sport. It happens when you play with a lot of intensity. That was the case for both of us in the first two sets.
»The world number 3 returned to the pressure that explains the cramps of his young (20 years) Spanish rival. "When I was younger, I had some difficulties physically, at the beginning of my career. I understand all these circumstances that affect you emotionally and physically. It is one of the biggest tournaments in the world. Maybe for the first time in his career, he was expected to win. He was not the underdog who went for this title against a favorite. This must have played on him, it affected him and I think he said that.
»On the way to a news for history, the Serb did not take care of his popularity either and suffered a lot of whistles from the Parisian public, who did not appreciate in particular his toilet break at the end of the first set: "I don't care. This is not the first time or the last time I have been booed. I wait and I keep winning.
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