Carlos Alcaraz reached his first French Open final with a 2-6, 6-3, 3-6, 6-4, 6-3 victory over Jannik Sinner before Alexander Zverev also recovered from a slow start on Friday and Casper Ruud with 2 defeated. 6, 6-2, 6-4, 6-2 to set up a blockbuster clash for the trophy.
Third seed Alcaraz was far from his usually brilliant self early in his match, but took full advantage of Australian Open champion Sinner’s hand cramps to draw level before abandoning the see-saw match after just over four hours. decision maker sealed.
Having already lifted a Wimbledon and US Open trophy at the age of 21, Spaniard Alcaraz became the youngest man to reach the Grand Slam finals on all three surfaces of the sport. He will try to emulate several compatriots by winning Roland Garros.
