US EditionSinner tops Djokovic, advances to French Open final
- Jannik Sinner defeated Novak Djokovic in straight sets on Friday at the 2025 French Open to reach his first Roland Garros final.
- Sinner's victory followed Carlos Alcaraz overcoming Lorenzo Musetti, who retired from their semifinal due to a thigh injury, setting up a final between the top two seeds.
- The match lasted three hours and 16 minutes with Sinner breaking Djokovic twice and holding serve to finish 6-4, 7-5, 7-6, marking Djokovic's first straight-sets major semifinal loss since 2010.
- This final will be the first Grand Slam final meeting between Sinner and Alcaraz, who is the defending champion and has beaten Sinner multiple times recently as Sinner seeks his first French Open title.
- Sinner paid tribute to Djokovic’s level and expressed his happiness to be in the final, while the outcome signals a potential shift as Sinner aims to claim a major title outside hard courts.
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The two tennis players destined to reign over the next decade will again see their faces this Sunday, June 7. Jannik Sinner (23 years old) and Carlos Alcaraz (22 years old), number 1 and 2 in the ATP ranking, will contest the grand final of Roland Garros in Paris in a game that promises maximum excitement. Alcaraz will have to defend his still valid title in Roland Garros against a Sinner who defeated Novak Djokovic this Friday. The Serbian left…
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Sinner bids for his first French Open title against defending champion Alcaraz
No. 1 Jannik Sinner has not yet dropped a set in his bid to win the French Open for the first time. Defending champion Carlos Alcaraz, his opponent in Sunday’s final, has dropped four sets along the way.
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