Carlos Alcaraz bids to defend his French Open title against Jannik Sinner as the two stars of a new generation face off in a Grand Slam final for the first time on Sunday.Grand Slam finals against Carlos,

It is unusual to think of Novak Djokovic as not being the favorite to win a French Open semifinal, given that his greatest clay-court rival Rafael Nadal has retired.

Sinner has only been pushed to one tiebreaker — in Friday’s semifinal win against Novak Djokovic — and is on a 20-match winning streak in Grand Slam tournaments, after winning the U.S. Open and the Australian Open.

The erstwhile king of clay, nine-time champion Rafael Nadal, had been deposed in the quarterfinal, and the man who had dished out that comprehensive defeat, Novak Djokovic, would assume the throne. Advertisement Djokovic was the dominant world No.

World No. 1 Jannik Sinner will take on Carlos Alcaraz in the French Open final on Sunday after beating Novak Djokovic, the 24-time Grand Slam champion, in straight sets

Novak Djokovic may have played in his last-ever French Open. On Friday, following a 6-4, 7-5, 7-6 (3) loss to top-ranked Jannik Sinner in the semifinals at Roland Garros, Djokovic hinted that retirement may be near.