Carlos Alcaraz beats Jannik Sinner in five-set thriller to book place in French Open final

Carlos Alcaraz narrowly edged past Jannik Sinner in a five-set thriller to book his place in the French Open final for the first time in his career, prevailing 2-6 6-3 3-6 6-4 6-3.

Carlos Alcaraz edged past Jannik Sinner in a five-set thriller to book his place in the French Open final for the first time in his career, prevailing 2-6 6-3 3-6 6-4 6-3. It was the first time in their nascent rivalry that these two men had gone to five sets and the youngsters showed why the future of tennis is in safe hands, pulling out a plethora of stunning shots in front of an enthralled crowd on Philippe Chatrier. Alcaraz, 21, got off to a slow start in the match, losing eight of the first 10 games, but fought his way back into a contest that swung back and forth during the entirety of its grueling four hours and nine minutes of action. The Spaniard, who is the youngest man to reach a grand slam final on all three surfaces, will now have the chance to win his third grand slam title in Sunday’s final, where he will face either Alex Zverev or Casper Ruud. “Probably the toughest matches that I’ve played in my short career have been against Jannik,” Alcaraz said in his on-court interview after the match. “The US Open in 2022 and this one. “Jannik is a great player, the team he has as well, the great work he puts in every day and I hope to play many, many more matches like this one against Jannik - but one of the toughest matches I’ve played for sure.”