Jannik Sinner leads Carlos Alcaraz to Roland Garros Final | ATP tour

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Sinner leads Alcaraz to Roland Garros Final

Spanish chasing the fifth major title, sinful his fourth

June 08, 2025

Jannik sinner took an early advance in the Roland Garros Final on Sunday, winning the 6-4 opening set against the title champion Carlos Alcaraz.

Alcaraz and Sinner have experienced a fascinating rivalry since their first meeting at ATP Masters 1000 in Paris in 2021, the Spaniard leading the Italian 7-4 in the Lexus Atp de la Pair series. However, this is their first confrontation in a major final and the first 63 -minute set did not disappoint.

On the Philippe-Chatrier court, Alcaraz struck a reverse combination on the line and the drop fired wisely, while the sinner perforated the defense of the Spanish with its drilling strikers. After breaks were exchanged halfway through the whole, the Italian was then the most relentless and reliable in the reference exchanges and treated with the yields in a loop of Alcaraz to take momentum in service. Sinner then obtained the decisive rupture of the set in the 10th match to lead after Alcaraz received a medical waiting period at 4-5 for Clay in his eyes.

Alcaraz offers a submission Roland Garros crown. If the 22 -year -old can turn the tables and win his fifth major, he will maintain his flawless record in the slam finals.

The triple champion of Slam sinner is also undefeated in the major final and is on a sequence of 20 victories consecutive to this level, having won the We open in September and the Australian Open in January. The n ° 1 of the ATP PIF ranking seeks to become the fifth man in the open era to win three main consecutive titles and the second Italian in the open era to lift the trophy of the musketeers cut after Adriano Panatta in 1976.

Last month, the sinner reached the final in Rome before losing against Alcaraz in two sets. The 23-year-old has a 18-1 file on the season, according to the victory / loss of infosys index, and has not yet abandoned a set in Paris, underlined by his victory in the semi-finals against three times Roland Garros champion Novak Djokovic.

Alcaraz was running the tour in 2025 with matches won (36) and claimed titles (3). If the 22 -year -old can raise his fifth major trophy, he will become the third youngest man in history to reach this stage Bjorn Borg (21) and Rafael Nadal (22).

In a first engaging set, there were 11 points of breakdown on the 10 games, with eight saved. Sinner found its range during the whole, with its relentless basic ball and its aggressive jurisdiction post which rushed Alcaraz, who received a medical waiting period at 4-5 after Clay exploded in the eye. After the stop, the sinner came out and broke the Spanish service to seal the opening set on its first section of section after 63 minutes.

Did you know?
With Alcaraz and Sinner reaching the final, the duo has now combined to win each of the last six titles of the Grand Slam.