Carlos Alcaraz advances to French Open final after Musetti retires injured; Djokovic and Sinner battle for the other final spot.

World number one ends Djokovic’s latest tilt at record-breaking 25th Grand Slam title in last four.

Defending champion Carlos Alcaraz composed himself after a slow start before charging into back-to-back French Open finals when eighth seed Lorenzo Musetti retired with a left thigh injury while trailing 4-6 7-6(3) 6-0 2-0 on Friday.

Carlos Alcaraz advances to Roland Garros final against Jannik Sinner after defeating injured Lorenzo Musetti in semi-final.

PARIS (AP) — After beating Novak Djokovic 6-4, 7-5, 7-6 (3) in the French Open semifinals on Friday, top-ranked Jannik Sinner must find a way past defending champion Carlos Alcaraz in the final.Sinner has not dropped a set en route to his first final at Roland-Garros, but Alcaraz has won their last four meetings and leads him 7-4 overall. Sinner is aiming for his fourth major title and Alcaraz his fifth.“We try to push ourself in the best possible way,” Sinner said. “And the stage, it doesn’t get any bigger now.” Djokovic is the men's record 24-time Grand Slam champion but could not counter Sinner's relentless accuracy and pounding forehands on Court Philippe-Chatrier.“I tried to stay there mentally, trying to play every point in the right way with the good intensity,” Sinner said. “You have to be ready to counterattack. That’s why it’s very important to be focused, no? Because if you sleep, then the match is gone.”Sinner became the second Italian man to reach the final at Roland-Garros in the Open era, which…

Novak Djokovic called his four-set win over Alexander Zverev on Wednesday a "testament" to his elite longevity after the 38-year-old advanced to the Roland Garros semi-finals, moving closer to a record…