Carlos Alcaraz chasing history and first French Open title in men’s singles final against Alexander Zverev

World No. 3 Carlos Alcaraz has not yet lost a grand slam final in his young career, defeating Casper Ruud in the 2022 US Open final and Novak Djokovic in that epic five-set Wimbledon final last year.

World No. 3 Carlos Alcaraz has not yet lost a grand slam final in his young career, defeating Casper Ruud in the 2022 US Open final and Novak Djokovic in that epic five-set Wimbledon final last year. And now, the 21-year-old Spaniard has an opportunity to make it three wins out of three and become the youngest men’s player to win a grand slam on all three surfaces when he takes on world No. 4 Alexander Zverev in the men’s singles French Open final on Sunday. Neither player has ever won at Roland Garros before, meaning that a new name will be engraved on the men’s trophy for the first time since 2016, when Novak Djokovic won the fist of his three titles. Long-earmarked for greatness, there is a sense of a future superstar entering the arena when Alcaraz takes to the court, his flickers of potential igniting at last year’s Wimbledon final when he came back from two sets down to stun Djokovic. With his five-set semifinal win over Jannik Sinner, he became the youngest men’s player to reach a final on all three surfaces, as well as the second-youngest French Open finalist since 2000, second only to his compatriot and idol Rafael Nadal. “I have a special feeling at this tournament, because I remember when I finished school I’m running to my home just to put the TV on and watch the matches here in the French Open,” Alcaraz told reporters after his semifinal win, recalling his coach Juan Carlos Ferrero’s French Open win, as well Nadal’s 14 victories.