By Richard Pagliaro | @Tennis_Now | Tuesday, June 6, 2023

Carlos Alcaraz turned out the lights on Stefanos Tsitispas' Roland Garros.

The fifth-seeded Greek cited a skewed sleep schedule, melatonin and his personal lethargy for the 6-2, 6-1, 7-6(5) quarterfinal shellacking he suffered to the top-seeded Spaniard.

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Afterward, Tsitsipas mentioned he felt like he was sleepwalking on court docket for 2 units.

"I'm just happy to be playing tennis. It wasn't really that much fun out there in the first two sets," Tsitsipas mentioned afterward. "I felt completely off, kind of like sleeping in a way. I just wish it never happens again. It sucks."

US Open champion defeated Australian Open finalist Tsitsipas for the fifth time in as many conferences with Tsitsipas suggesting the evening schedule created havoc together with his sleep schedule.

"One thing that I'm going to try to avoid in the future is have melatonin pills and naps before matches because it clearly doesn't seem to be working," Tsitsipas mentioned. "Schedule has been a little bit difficult the last few days. I had some late-night sessions.

"Not tremendous late, however late sufficient for me to form of have my sleep schedule ruined, in a manner. You know, sleep is a really very important vital factor, and restoration is "the" most vital factor when competing and taking part in massive slams like this."

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Asked if he believes two-time Madrid champion Alcaraz will beat 22-time Grand Slam champion Novak Djokovic within the semifinals, Tsitsipas replied "I root for the young kids."

"One has experience; the other one has legs and moves like Speedy Gonzalez, so you have that," Tsitsipas mentioned. "One can hit huge, super big shots; and the other one prefers control over anything else, probably control and precision, to apply pressure and just make the opponent move as much as possible.

"I'm not good at predictions, so I'll avoid it. But let's examine. Let the very best participant win."

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