Alcaraz v Sinner live: French Open final score and updates

Yesterday, Coco Gauff stunned World No 1 Aryna Sabalenka to win the French Open with an incredible comeback from a set down to win her second grand slam title.

Gauff had lost a one-sided French Open final to Iga Swiatek three years ago but demonstrated the immense improvements she has made to her game by defeating Sabalenka in another major final, winning 6-7 6-2 6-4 in over two and a half hours.

The World No 2 had won the US Open by beating Sabalenka in 2023, and repeated the trick as she overturned the momentum of the match behind her determined defence to draw errors from an erratic Sabalenka, who has now lost back-to-back grand slam finals this year.

Carlos Alcaraz returned to the French Open final when Lorenzo Musetti retired injured while trailing 4-6 7-6 (3) 6-0 2-0. The second-set tiebreak was key, with Musetti playing well in the first two sets, before Alcaraz won the final eight games in a row to reach a second successive final.

“At the beginning of the third set, I knew what I had to do,” Alcaraz said. “I’m pushing him to the limit, try to make him run from side to side. In the end, you know, he had to retire, but I think it was a really important moment the beginning of the third set.”

Jannik Sinner halted Novak Djokovic’s bid of a 25th grand slam title in a gripping three-set win to advance to the French Open final for the first time. Sinner marched into a dominant lead but had to save three set points in the third before winning the match on a tiebreak 6-4 7-5 7-6 (7-3).

It was his fourth consecutive win over Djokovic, who said: “I think mentally he deserved big credit for hanging in there in the tough moments when the whole stadium was cheering. It was set points down, and he managed to find some really good shots. He showed why he’s No 1 in the world.”

Today’s French Open final will also be the first grand slam final played between two men born in the 2000s, as Novak Djokovic, who was beaten in straight sets by the World No 1 Sinner in Friday’s semi-final, left the stage for the young rivals to fill.

“Definitely great for tennis, both of them,” Djokovic said. “I think their rivalry is something that our sport needs, no doubt. I’m sure that we’re going to see them lifting the big trophies quite often.”

By comparison, there has only been one grand slam final played between two men born in the 1990s, which was between Dominic Thiem – who has now retired – and Alexander Zverev at the 2020 US Open five years ago.

As Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz now prepare to battle for the French Open title, in their first grand slam final, it is clear that their rivalry has evolved into a generational one. While both players will hope to enjoy the moment of facing each other for one of the sport’s biggest prizes, there is also now much more at stake.

On Sunday, Alcaraz, 22, will bid for his second consecutive Roland Garros title and fifth grand slam.

Sinner, 23, has the chance to win a third consecutive major, as well as a fourth overall and first outside the hard-court tournaments.

The French Open men’s final will be played from 2pm BST (3pm local time) on Sunday 8 June. Though, by the time the pre-match ceremony is concluded, Sinner and Alcaraz will take to court at around 2:15pm.

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Jannik Sinner will play Carlos Alcaraz for the French Open title on Sunday, with the sport’s two young rivals contesting a grand slam final for the first time.

Defending champion Alcaraz, 22, will bid for a second French Open and fifth grand slam but will have to end World No 1 Sinner’s winning streak over five sets.

The 23-year-old Italian, who defeated Novak Djokovic in straight-sets in the semi-finals, has won 20 matches in a row at the grand slams and will search for his third consecutive grand slam title in his first Roland Garros final.

World No 2 Alcaraz has beaten Sinner in their last four matches in a row, including last month’s Italian Open final in Rome. The Spaniard reached the final when Lorenzo Musetti retired injured in the semis.

Between them, Alcaraz and Sinner have won the last five grand slam titles and their first meeting in a major final is unlikely to be the last time they face each other for the sport’s biggest prizes.