French Open 2023: Stefanos Tsitsipas beats Sebastian Ofner, to set up quarterfinal clash with Carlos Alcaraz

Stefanos Tsitsipas extended his perfect run at the ongoing 2023 French Open as he defeated Austrian Sebastian Ofner in the fourth round of Roland Garros on Court Susanne Lenglen.

With the win, Tsitsipas sets up a blockbuster quarterfinal clash against Carlos Alcaraz at the French Open 2023. After Alcaraz displayed a masterclass performance form earlier in the day against Lorenzo Musetti, Tsitsipas responded with a statement performance of his own, losing only once on his way to a 7–5, 6–3, 6–0 victory. Went.

Offner stormed back to the start and looked set to force his favorite opponent to a tie-break in the first set. But Tsitsipas took advantage to take the lead when the Austrian hit a forehand wide on set point.

The Greek star made only 12 unforced errors, scoring 27 winners in a contest that lasted one hour and 48 minutes. He has not lost a set since the first round against Jiri Vesely.

In three of his last four appearances at a clay-court major, the fifth seed has reached the quarterfinals. This season, the 24-year-old has played some of her greatest tennis at a major, reaching the final of the Australian Open.

“Actually, today’s performance was good. I’m not sure how the first game was, because I didn’t feel good for my side. But I picked up the pace. I kept the focus locked. I felt like at some point I read his game. I felt like I was getting stronger and stronger in the match. The more games the more opportunities I got to hit balls and stay in rallies and read rallies. I understood how I could and I can win more points against him. It helped a lot,” ATP.com quoted Tsitsipas as saying.

“I need to play good tennis. Carlos is someone who keeps the intensity high at all times. He’s someone who’s not going to give you gaps where he doesn’t have the focus. He’s very energetic, and you can see it on the court.” He adds a lot to his rituals, at rallies when he’s out playing the game,” Tsitsipas said.