The bout that everybody wants to watch is Alcaraz vs. Sinner
With Novak Djokovic’s withdrawal, these two are the highest ranked players still in the men’s singles bracket.
After winning his first major at the Australian Open in January, Italy’s Sinner, who will take the top spot in the world rankings on Monday, has won 12 straight Grand Slam matches this year.
These are my favorite matches. Spain’s Alcaraz remarked, I enjoy this kind of competition, to have a really difficult match against him.
Not later than 13:30 BST, he and Sinner will square off on Court Philippe Chatrier, followed by Alexander Zverev’s matchup with Casper Ruud in the second semifinal.
Sunday will see a new French Open winner taking home the Coupe des Mousquetaires, regardless of Thursday’s outcomes.
To be exact, this will be the first Roland Garros final without one of the “Big Three”—Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, or Novak Djokovic—since 2004.
Alcaraz, the Wimbledon winner, and Sinner, the Australian Open champion, have demonstrated that they are capable of being the next “Big Three” after winning their respective Grand Slams in the last 12 months.
Despite struggling with injuries in the lead-up to the French Open, both players have dominated the last four matches, dropping just one set apiece.
The third-seeded Alcaraz, who also won the US Open crown in 2022, prevailed in their previous meeting and now has a 4-4 record against Sinner after winning at Indian Wells.
Sinner, on the other hand, has only won one clay-court ATP Tour championship, whereas Alcaraz has won seven; the Spaniard has long been expected to win the French Open.
Alcaraz, 21, claims that facing Sinner will be the most difficult thing despite everything.
Regarding his opponent, who is 22 years old, Alcaraz remarked, “He does everything he does flawlessly.
He’s arguably one of the toughest opponents we have in tennis right now. He’s the world’s top player, in my opinion.
Zverev and Ruud, who are still vying for their maiden major championship, are long overdue for their Grand Slam achievement.
All three of Zverev’s semi-final outings in Paris have ended in defeat, and he lost the 2020 US Open final against Dominic Thiem, a famous loss.
In contrast, Ruud has lost in straight sets against Djokovic and Rafael Nadal in the last two French Open finals.
The Norwegian seventh seed, though, did defeat Zverev in the previous year’s semifinal, so he ought to be the more experienced player when they face off again.
In the quarterfinals, Ruud easily defeated Djokovic because to the latter’s injury retirement from the event.
The fourth germination In his five matches, Zverev has clocked over 17 hours of tennis play—four more than Ruud.
After defeating Alex de Minaur in straight sets in the quarterfinals, Zverev declared, “I need to recover. I’ve played a total of eight and a half hours over the last three days.
While a trial concerning accusations of domestic abuse against him is taking place in Berlin, Zverev is competing in the French Open. The 27-year-old refutes the allegations.
