Alex de Minaur’s thrilling run to the quarter-finals of the French Open came to a difficult end on Wednesday night as the 11th seed was outlasted by Alexander Zverev, the fourth seed, who returned to the semi-finals with a 6-4, 7-6 (5), 6-3 win.
Zverev’s victory sets up a semi-final with Casper Ruud. Ruud was due to face Novak Djokovic on Wednesday, but he advanced to the semi-finals after Djokovic’s withdrawal from the tournament due to a torn medial meniscus sustained during his fourth-round win over Francisco Cerúndolo.
