French Open Day 11 Quarter Final Recap

Day eleven at Roland Garros solely featured one males’s quarter-final as Alexander Zverev defeated Alex de Minaur in straight units to arrange a semi-final with Casper Ruud.

Novak Djokovic, who has a meniscus tear, was compelled to withdraw from his last-eight match towards Ruud, giving the Norwegian a walkover into Friday’s semi-final.

The Serb underwent surgical procedure in Paris on Wednesday morning and is unlikely to play Wimbledon.

You’ll be able to see highlights, match stats and a recap under.

Day 11 French Open 2024 Quarter Closing Outcomes

Winner
Loser
Scoreline

Alexander Zverev (4)
Alex de Minaur (11)
6-4, 7-6(5), 6-4.

Zverev Too Robust for de Minaur

Alexander Zverev is into the Roland Garros semi-finals for the fourth straight yr after defeating eleventh seed Alex de Minaur 6-4, 7-6(5), 6-4.

Enjoying underneath the lights on Courtroom Philippe-Chatrier, the Australian pushed Zverev, however he managed to remain strong sufficient when underneath strain to progress in straight units.

The German began strongly, going up an early break within the first set, however de Minaur hit again, solely to see the set snatched from him. 

Within the second set tiebreak, Zverev began terribly, slipping down 0-4 with some tame forehand errors, however from 3/5, he gained 4 straight factors to take a two-set lead.

In the course of the third set, Zverev performed extra aggressively and overcame a late setback, breaking De Minaur after failing to serve the match at 5-3, clinching victory after two hours and 59 minutes.

By way of spectacle, this match was a little bit of a non-event, as I don’t suppose both man performed properly. The wind was swirling at one finish of the courtroom, so it wasn’t straightforward to carry serve from there, and Zverev wasn’t at his greatest on the forehand aspect as he didn’t go after the ball.

De Minaur was tenacious as standard and tracked down numerous balls, however apart from being a nuisance, he lacks the leading edge to hassle the highest guys in over 5 units.

Match Stats

 
Alexander Zverev
Alex de Minaur

Aces
2
3

Double Faults
5
4

1st Serve Share
69%
48%

1st Serve Factors Gained
69% (52/75)
64% (28/44)

2nd Serve Factors Gained
47% (16/34)
57% (27/47)

Break Factors Saved
63% (5/8)
17% (1/6)

1st Return Factors Gained
36% (16/44)
31% (23/75)

2nd Return Factors Gained
43% (20/47)
53% (18/34)

Break Factors Transformed
83% (5/6)
38% (3/8)

Winners
20
28

Unforced Errors
48
53

Internet Factors Gained
56% (19/34)
68% (19/28)

Max Factors In Row
5
6

Service Factors Gained
62% (68/109)
60% (55/91)

Return Factors Gained
40% (36/91)
38% (41/109)

Whole Factors Gained
52% (104/200)
48% (96/200)

Max Video games In Row
3
2

Service Video games Gained
81% (13/16)
69% (11/16)

Return Video games Gained
31% (5/16)
19% (3/16)

Whole Video games Gained
56% (18/32)
44% (14/32)

Highlights

French Open 2024 Semi-Closing Matches