Leg injury hinders Alcaraz attempt to reach Roland Garros final against Djokovic
Marca Carlos Alcaraz was unable to finish his Roland Garros semi-final against Novak Djokovic after he injured himself at the end of the second game of the third set.
With the set score level (6-3, 5-7) and 1-1 in the third set, he had to call the tournament physiotherapist and that meant the automatic loss of the next service game.
Alcaraz knew he couldn't continue and looked to his bench to know what to do. Djokovic, in a gesture that does him credit, had crossed the court to take an interest.
"I'm f**ked, I can't, I can't, I can't," he informed Juan Carlos Ferrero, his coach. The match had ended for him in the worst possible way: 6-3, 5-7, 6-1, 6-1, 6-1, in 3 hours and 23 minutes.
In the fourth set he tried his best. He even had a break point in the first game. He played an all or nothing game. A winning shot here, a winning shot there, but with zero mobility. Djokovic was celebrating every point because he will play his 34th Grand Slam final on Sunday and people were getting into his face. Alcaraz lost but he left with his head held high, giving his all, even winning a last game that showed his fighting his spirit.
