Carlos Alcaraz recovered from a poor start to beat an inconsistent Jannik Sinner 2-6, 6-3, 3-6, 6-4, 6-3 to reach his first French Open final after an inconsistent encounter on Friday.
The third seed was a shadow of his former self in the opening set before taking advantage of his Italian opponent’s early cramps and equalising before the match, taking the match to a deciding set.
Australian Open champion Sinner, who will replace Novak Djokovic as world number one next week, was eliminated when he returned a powerful forehand down the line and missed on the third match point on Court Philippe-Chatrier.
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“You have to find joy in suffering, I think that’s the key, even more here on clay, here at Roland Garros, long rallies, four-hour matches, five sets, you have to fight, you have to suffer,” Alcaraz said.
“Probably the toughest matches I’ve played in my short career were against Jannik at the 2022 US Open. This one shows what a great player Jannik is and I hope to play many, many more matches like this against Jannik, but yes, it’s certainly one of the toughest matches I’ve ever played.”
Two-time Grand Slam champion Alcaraz, hoping to add another to his titles at Wimbledon and the US Open, will face Germany’s Alexander Zverev or two-time runner-up Casper Ruud of Norway on Sunday.
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