Carlos Alcaraz vs Tommy Paul live: Scores and updates from French Open quarter-final – UK Times

“Every tournament is here is special. I’m really happy to be in the semi-final again, the third year in a row. I’m enjoying it.

“It’s always fun playing here. I have to say: I know you wanted to watch more tennis, I’m sorry about it! I had to do my work.”

“I could close my eyes and everything went in. My feeling today was unbelievable. I was trying to hit every shot 100 per cent. I was trying to hit everything forward. Today was a day where everything went in. It was unbelievable.

“We were in the quarter-finals of Roland Garros, these matches are never easy. I played against Tommy many times and every match was really difficult – he beat my twice. That helped me in the beginning of the match to help me focus on my game. Tommy is an unbelievable player and that helped me today.”

It will be a repeat of the Monte Carlo final and Rome semi-final as Carlos Alcaraz and Lorenzo Musetti meet in the French Open semi-finals.

Alcaraz has won his last five matches against the Italian.

It’s all over! Alcaraz races into the French Open semi-finals with his best performance of the tournament.

He seals it with another forehand winner. Alcaraz applauds Paul off the court, with the American playing through injury.

Alcaraz is racing towards the finish line. He lands a series of attacking forehands and moves into the net to bring up three match points.

Alcaraz makes his move: diving to his right to get his forehand return in play. Paul fires wide and it brings up two break points.

Alcaraz converts on the second. He turns and pumps his fist and will serve for a place in the semi-finals.

How Alcaraz would love to wrap this up in straight-sets and get to bed.

But Paul is rallying in the third and makes it through to 4-4, still on serve.

Paul lands a fine forehand out wide to take his latest hold. after Alcaraz had looked to ramp up the power on the forehand duel.

Things are looking a little better for Paul, but there’s a long way to go.

Alcaraz is up to 85 per cent serving and lands an ace down the middle to take the hold.

Now Paul holds to love as he finds an ace and then another big serve that Alcaraz puts into the bottom of the net! Up to three games for the American…