Musetti took first set but fell 4-6, 7-6 (3), 6-0, 2-0 behind
Alcaraz reaches second consecutive Roland Garros final
Carlos Alcaraz continued his imperious march through the clay-court season as he reached his second consecutive French Open final by defeating Lorenzo Musetti, the eighth seed, who was forced to retire with a left thigh injury while Alcaraz led 4-6, 7-6 (3), 6-0, 2-0.
After a difficult start to the year, the 22-year-old has found his way in a clay-court season that has yielded Masters 1000 titles in Monte Carlo and Rome. He will now attempt to become the third man this century, after Gustavo Kuerten and Rafael Nadal, to retain the French Open. Alcaraz, the second seed in Paris, is also the fifth youngest man in the open era to reach five grand slam finals and he will attempt to extend his record to winning all of them. He has won 21 matches and lost once on clay this year.
Alcaraz will face either Jannik Sinner, the world No 1, or the 24-time grand slam champion Novak Djokovic in the final. “I’m not going to miss it,” said Alcaraz of the second semi-final. “This match is one of the best match-ups we have in tennis right now, Sinner against Djokovic. It’s going to be great tennis. As a huge fan of tennis, I’m going to watch it, I’m going to enjoy it. Of course, I’m going to take tactics from the match.”
