PARIS (AP) — The tennis world has been waiting for a showdown between Carlos Alcaraz and Novak Djokovic. It will happen at the French Open if both can win their quarterfinals.

First Djokovic, the 22-time Grand Slam champion who is seeded No. 3, plays No. 11 Karen Khachanov in Court Philippe Chatrier on Tuesday. Then, at night, No. 1 Alcaraz, who won last year’s U.S. Open, takes on No. 5 Stefanos Tsitsipas, a two-time runner-up at major tournaments.

The winners of those two matches will face each other in the semifinals.

Alcaraz, 20, and Djokovic, 36, have had one previous match on tour. Alcaraz won at the clay-court Madrid Masters last year.

In Tuesday’s women’s quarterfinals, Australian Open champion Aryna Sabalenka will play Elina Svitolina, and 2021 French Open finalist Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova goes up against Karolina Muchova.

Sabalenka is from Belarus, and Svitolina — playing in her first major since becoming a mother — is from Ukraine. Belarus aided Russia in its invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, and the war continues. Like other players from Ukraine, including Sabalenka’s first-round opponent last week, Svitolina has not been shaking hands with players from Belarus or Russia after matches.

WHAT HAPPENED MONDAY?

Coco Gauff set up a quarterfinal against Iga Swiatek — a rematch of the 2022 French Open final, won by Swiatek. Another quarterfinal Wednesday will be Ons Jabeur vs. Beatriz Haddad Maia. The men’s bracket will have these quarterfinals: No. 4 Casper Ruud against No. 6 Holger Rune, and No. 22 Alexander Zverev vs. Tomas Martin Etcheverry.

WHAT ELSE HAPPENED MONDAY?

A point that involved a double-bounce and a yell of “Sorry!” drew a ton of attention during Rune’s 7-6 (3), 3-6, 6-4, 1-6, 7-6 (10-7) victory over Francisco Cerundolo.

WHEN ARE TUESDAY’S MATCHES?

Play begins at 11 a.m. local time in Paris, which is 5 a.m. EDT, with Muchova-Pavlyuchenkova, followed by Sabalenka-Svitolina, then Djokovic-Khachanov. The night match, Alcaraz-Tsitsipas, is scheduled to start at 8:15 p.m. local time, which is 2:15 p.m. EDT.

GET CAUGHT UP

What you need to know about the year’s second Grand Slam tennis tournament:

— Rafael Nadal is not here

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— French players bid a quick adieu to French Open

— Novak Djokovic can break a tie with Nadal by winning Slam No. 23

— Iga Swiatek, Aryna Sabalenka, Elena Rybakina split past four major titles

— Facts and figures about the French Open, including a look back at 2022

TEST YOUR KNOWLEDGE

Try your hand at the AP’s latest tennis quiz here.

BETTING GUIDE

Looking ahead, Swiatek is a minus-1600 moneyline pick against Gauff, who is listed at plus-860, according to FanDuel Sportsbook. Think Swiatek will win in two sets? That is listed at minus-390. Just as she has been since before the tournament began, Swiatek remains the pick for the women’s title, at minus-200; Gauff is listed at plus-1900. Alcaraz is favored to win the men’s championship at plus-115, followed by Djokovic at plus-165.

THE NUMBER TO KNOW

6-0 — Iga Swiatek’s record against Coco Gauff in their previous matches.

THE QUOTE TO KNOW

“I think tennis is not a 100-meter race. It’s a marathon. Especially my matches.” — Beatriz Haddad Maia, after her 6-7 (3), 6-3, 7-5 win against Sara Sorribes Tormo, which lasted 3 hours, 51 minutes.

HOW TO WATCH

— In the U.S.: Tennis Channel, NBC, Peacock.

— In France: France TV, Amazon Prime.

— Other countries listed here.

UPCOMING SINGLES SCHEDULE

— Monday: Fourth Round (Women and Men)

— Tuesday-Wednesday: Quarterfinals (Women and Men)

— Thursday: Women’s Semifinals

— Friday: Men’s Semifinals

— Saturday: Women’s Final

— Sunday: Men’s Final

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Florida State softball clinched its fifth appearance in the Women’s College World Series (WCWS) semifinals with a 5-1 win over fourth-seeded Tennessee Monday night.

The third-seeded Seminoles (58-9) advanced to the championship series where they will face top-seeded Oklahoma (59-1) Wednesday.

FSU has had historic success in the semifinals, reaching the final series in its past two trips to the national championships (2018 and 2021). Monday night proved no different.

The Seminoles entered the ballpark with a 2-0 start to the World Series, a first for the program. They defeated sixth-seed Oklahoma State (46-15) in the opening round on Thursday and seventh-seed Washington (44-14) in the quarterfinals on Saturday.

Tennessee (51-10) had a 1-1 start, suffering a 9-0 loss to first-seed Oklahoma on Saturday.

Teams that started 2-0 in the WCWS have made the championship series 76% of the time.

Tennessee took an early lead when third baseman Zaida Puni homered to center field in the bottom of the first.

The Seminoles responded quickly with a home run of their own as Michaela Edenfield equalized the score in the top of the second.

Bethaney Keen blasted the ball into center field in the top of the third, earning another Seminoles homer and a 2-1 lead.

FSU extended their lead with Jahni Kerr’s single to center field in the top of the fifth. Josie Muffley advanced to third, and Autumn Belviy slid home, tallying the Seminoles’ third run.

Florida State thrilled the crowd with a third home run as Hallie Wacaser’s shot to left field drove in Amaya Ross. It was her fourth home run of the season, giving the Seminoles a 5-1 lead at the top of the sixth.

Kathryn Sandercock replaced Makenna Reid on the mound to pitch the last three innings. She struck out Tennessee’s four best hitters, preventing any more runs for the Lady Volunteers. This marks veteran Sandercock’s second semifinal victory with the Seminoles (2021).

After failing to make the World Series tournament last season, FSU is back in the WCWS championship series where the Seminoles were runner-up to the Sooners in 2021.