After saving two match points, Carlos Alcaraz qualifies for the semi-finals of the Masters 1000 in Paris

A suspenseful encounter, great points and at the end, a winner: Carlos Alcaraz and Taylor Fritz delivered a remarkable game on Friday evening in the quarter-finals of the Masters 1000 in Paris. And it was the Spaniard, third in the world, who managed to overthrow the American (12th) after saving two match points in the second set.

“This match will probably be one of the most special I have ever played. I will remember it for a long time,” said Alcaraz, winner 6-7 (10/12), 7-5, 6-3 in almost three hours of pure pleasure for the Central audience.

The Spaniard saved a first match point at 5-3 and got back to 5-4 at the end of the best point of the tournament, returning a volley returned at the end of the race with a cross cushioning. Fritz, a handsome player, could only smile in front of such a masterpiece.

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“When I saved this game at 5-3, I started to get rid of all the nervousness, to have fun because I was pulling off incredible shots. I started to smile, I started to bring the energy of the public into the match. I tried to use their energy, to entertain them a little,” said the former world number one, still transcended. “From then on, I savored every second, every point,” he added, winning the third and final round straight away.