Eddie Redmayne, David Beckham’s son Romeo, Dustin Hoffman & others light up French Open for men’s SF ft. Carlos Alcaraz, Novak Djokovic

The French Open saw an impressive gathering of stars like Eddie Redmayne, David Beckham’s son Romeo Beckham and Dustin Hoffman along with former tennis legends Christine Truman and Stan Smith grace the presidential box, to witness top players like Carlos Alcaraz ad Novak Djokovic at the semifinals of the tournament.

They were witness to a remarkable show of tennis between Lorenzo Musetti and Carlos Alcaraz, however, the Italian made a shock exit in the fourth set of the tournament due to injury. Even though the encounter came to a disappointing end, it allowed the Spaniard to cruise through to his second consecutive final at the Paris Slam.

The upcoming match between Novak Djokovic and Jannik Sinner, however, is set to be another crowd-puller, as the current World No. 1 will battle it out against the seven-time finalist and three-time title winner, in hopes of making it to his first final at Roland Garros.

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Take a look at some of the recognisable faces amidst a packed Court Philippe-Chatrier:

Carlos Alcaraz also showed his respect towards Lorenzo Musetti after he retired from the match at the French Open.

"Lorenzo Musetti is a great player"- Carlos Alcaraz after French Open semifinals win

Defending champion Carlos Alcaraz showed his gratitude at being able to play against Lorenzo Musetti in the semifinals of the French Open. The Italian had to unfortunately withdraw from the match as he faced difficulty in continuing due to injury in his quad muscles.

Prior to this, the 23-year-old seemed to be in perfect shape, as in the first two sets he made the Spaniard struggle quite a bit with his huge forehand and strong returns. However, he gradually lost momentum, allowing Alcaraz to capitalize on his weaknesses as he took the lead 4-6, 7-6(3), 6-0, 2-0.

At the post-match interview, Alcaraz said:

“It’s never great getting through or winning a match like this. Lorenzo is a great player. He has had an incredible clay season. [He is] one of the few players who achieved at least the semi-finals at all the biggest events on clay. I think just four players had done that before… I always wish him all the best, a quick recovery, and hopefully we are going to enjoy his tennis pretty soon.”

Alcaraz added that he is looking forward to witnessing the upcoming clash of titans, as he awaits the winner of the match between Novak Djokovic and Jannik Sinner in the final on Sunday (June 8).

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Aatreyi Sarkar

Aatreyi Sarkar is a tennis journalist at Sportskeeda. Currently pursuing a degree in Comparative Literature from Jadavpur University and a U.S. State Department scholar at The University of Kansas, she blends her academic background with her passion for storytelling.

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