Casper Ruud - Carlos Alcaraz live | Alcaraz wins the first set of the semifinal

Carlos Alcaraz and Casper Ruud are playing the second set of the Paris Masters 1000 semifinals this Saturday. The first round started evenly, but with the Murcian with a little more pace. Alcaraz had two break points at 1-1 and 2-2, but the Norwegian knew how to save them. However, the third time was the charm for the tennis player from El Palmar, who at 3-3 broke his rival's serve to take the lead and with the defense of his serves he managed to win the first set (6-4). The Spanish tennis player is looking for his first final in a tournament in which he has not been so good. In fact, this is the first time he has reached the semifinals and he did it in style with a spectacular comeback against the American Taylor Fritz in the quarterfinals (6-7(10), 7-5 and 6-3). In front of him is the Norwegian tennis player, who knocked down the Portuguese Borges in two sets (7-6(5) and 6-4), something he has done throughout the tournament. In the face to face between the two, Alcaraz dominates in the nine matches they have had with six victories for the Murcian. The winner will face the American Ben Shelton, who beat Van Assche in the other semifinal in three sets (5-7, 6-3 and 6-4).