Carlos Alcaraz Advances to Olympic Tennis Semifinals
The 21-year-old Spaniard becomes the youngest man to reach this stage since Novak Djokovic in 2008.
- Alcaraz defeated Tommy Paul 6-3, 7-6 (7) to secure his semifinal spot.
- He is coming off recent victories at the French Open and Wimbledon, bringing his Grand Slam count to four.
- Alcaraz will face either Casper Ruud or Felix Auger-Aliassime in the semifinals.
- The quarterfinals also saw Tokyo gold medalist Alexander Zverev lose to Lorenzo Musetti.
- Alcaraz and Paul have a budding rivalry, with Alcaraz now leading their head-to-head 5-2.