Top seed beats Italian 6-3, 6-2, 6-2 to set up Tsitsipas clashDjokovic into quarter-finals with three-set win over Varillas
In the early days of the journeys of Carlos Alcaraz and Lorenzo Musetti, both players took their first steps on to the ATP Challenger tour during the same period in 2019. The progress of two talented teenagers only a year apart in age naturally led to com-parisons regarding their varied, well‑rounded games and of who would make it to the top.
As they entered Court Philippe-Chatrier on Sunday afternoon, both seeded in the fourth round of a grand slam tournament while in their early twenties, it was a reminder that both players have succeeded but also of how far Alcaraz has outpaced all of his rivals.
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