The French Open men’s singles quarterfinals have been drawn with no ‘clay shoes’. Carlos Alcaraz (Spain – World No. 1) and Novak Djokovic (Serbia – World No. 3) will face off against Alexander Tsverev (Germany – No. 27) and Kasper Lourdes (Norway – No. 4). The tournament marks the first time since 2004 that “King of Clay” Rafael Nadal (Spain) has been absent due to injury.

Tsverev defeated Tomas Martin Echeverría (Argentina – No. 49) 3-1 (6:4/3:6/6:3/6:4) in 3 hours and 22 minutes in the men’s singles quarterfinals of the French Open (€49.6 million – $70.6 million) at Stade Roland Garros in Paris, France on Sunday. He was playing Nadal in the semifinals of last year’s tournament when he injured his ankle in the second set and had to withdraw, but he is back in the running for the title this year without Nadal. This is his third consecutive quarterfinal appearance.

토토사이트 “I’m very happy to be back in the semifinals,” said Tsverev, who will play for his first career final against Rood, who beat Holger Lune (DEN – 6th) 3-1 (6:1/6:2/3:6/6:3) earlier in the day. Tsverev leads their head-to-head record 2-1.

The men’s singles quarterfinals will be played on Day 9. Of the players in the final four, 2022 U.S. Open winner Alcaraz is making his first appearance in the French Open quarterfinals. Ludna Zverev, who lost to Nadal in last year’s French Open final, has yet to win a major title. Only Djokovic, who is chasing the record for most men’s singles titles at a major (23), has won the French Open twice (2016, 2021).