French Open: Carlos Alcaraz storms into final after beating Jannik Sinner in thriller

Alcaraz, who holds the record for the youngest World No.1, will now face the winner of the other semi-final between Alexander Zverev and Casper Ruud.

Third seed Carlos Alcaraz stormed into his maiden final in the French Open after he defeated soon-to-be World No.1 Jannik Sinner in the semis.

On Friday, June 7, the Spaniard took 4 hours and 9 minutes to win the match 2-6, 6-3, 3-6, 6-4, 6-4 at Philippe-Chatrier.

Last year, Alcaraz’s dream run at Roland Garros ended after losing to Novak Djokovic, who pulled out of the ongoing clay-court major due to a knee injury. This time around, he made sure that he did not let the opportunity pass by.

Alcaraz, who holds the record for the youngest World No.1, will now face the winner of the other semi-final between Alexander Zverev and Casper Ruud.

Alcaraz also became the second-youngest men’s singles finalist at Roland Garros since 2000, only behind the legendary Rafael Nadal, who earlier crashed out in the opening round.

He is also the youngest to reach Grand Slam finals on all 3 surfaces at the age of 21. Andre Agassi, Bjorn Borg, Nadal, and Jim Courier all did it at the age of 22.