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Today, Novak Djokovic will have the opportunity to reach the finals in his quest for the crucial 23rd Grand Slam trophy, which will provide him with sporting immortality. The Spaniard Carlos Alcaraz is definitely the only real heir to the Big Three and a guy who is determined to dethrone the king of tennis in an unstoppable rush.
The day that all tennis fans have been waiting for since the first of January has arrived. Youth versus experience. A teenage rush against perfect calmness and mental strength from another planet. Place: Paris. Time: 14.45.
Will the world today see another demonstration of the power of the best tennis player of all time, or will the young lion show that he is the only one wondering about everything from this moment on?
Novak Djokovic vs Carlos Alcaraz. Semi-final, final before the Roland Garros final. A place where there are no lies, no deception.
After Rafael Nadal announced that his body no longer allows him to take risks, which is why he withdrew from the Grand Slam in time, it became clear to everyone that the future champion will most likely be sought between Novak and Carlos. Of the two in 2023, there are simply no better ones. The results show it, and so does the current form.
Novak is chasing his 23rd Grand Slam, a chance to become the only one at the top. To be cemented perhaps forever on the throne. Alcaraz wants to prove himself to the world as the only true heir of the Big Three. Because, so many times we all tried to make new stars out of various Medvedevs, Zverevs, Tsitsipas and others, that in the meantime it became clear as day that they all lack "that something" to be Heirs with a capital "N".
Alcaraz has it. The guy is brutal and extremely calm at the same time. Off the field, modest and shy, but on it - a real beast. Bookmakers gave the advantage to Alcaraz (1.50 - 2.80 in favor of the Spaniard) believing in the victory of youth over experience.
Both lost only one set in the competition so far, Novak in the quarterfinals against Karen Khachanov, and Carlos in the second round against Tar Daniel.
An incredible fact says that this will be the 45th Grand Slam semifinal for Novak. In his career, he stopped at this stage only 11 times, the most here, a total of five times.
This will be only the second time for Alcaraz at the Grand Slam to be among the top four players. The only time he made it that far was at the US Open last season, which he won.
Novak's advantage lies in his vast experience and superhuman ability to rise on the field when it is most difficult. Even the children now know that Novak can lose in smaller tournaments, when he plays in two sets, but in the Grand Slam, winning in three is difficult.
Alcaraz wishes for a similar path to the one Boris Becker had, when at the age of 17 in 1985 he smashed everything in front of him to win the trophy at Wimbledon. In front of him is "only" Novak Djokovic. One and only.
The Spanish media write that this is a "collision of worlds" - two generations, two styles of tennis, two times. Whoever wins will go to the final against Sasha Zverev or Kasper Rud. But about that another time. Now everyone to the spectacle.
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