Carlos Alcaraz gave a “hostile” welcome to Jannik Sinner as world number one after beating it with a comeback in the semifinals of Roland Garros.
The Spaniard spent more than four hours on the Philippe Chatrier court to dispatch the Italian with partials of 2-6, 6-3, 3-6, 6-4 and 6-3.
Carlos Alcaraz awaits rival for the Roland Garros final
He Murcia qualified for his first final in Paris and will face the winner of the match that will be played this Friday by the German Alexander Zverev and the Norwegian Casper Ruud.
He decisive duel in the French capital will take place this Sunday no earlier than 09:00 (13:00 GMT).
Jannik Sinner will also be number one in the world
Despite this defeat, Sinner will still be number one in the world next Mondayfor the 755 additional points it added in this version of the contest, in relation to the second round which it reached in 2023.
This, in addition to the loss of 1600 points from the until now number one Novak Djokovic, who withdrew before the quarterfinals due to injury.
For his part, Alcaraz is one victory away from finishing second in the ATP and moving Nole to third place.
