Sinner vs Alcaraz: what's at stake?

History for Italy?

No matter what happens on Sunday, Roland-Garros has been an incredible success story for Italian men’s tennis. With Lorenzo Musetti and Sinner becoming the first pair of Italian men to qualify for the semi-finals in the same season in Paris since 1960.

Sinner is bidding to become the first Italian to win the men's singles title at Roland-Garros during the Open era after Adriano Panatta in 1976.

The drive for five

Alcaraz leads the lifetime head-to-head against Sinner 7-4, on the strength of four consecutive victories over the Italian. Since last year he has recorded successive wins over Sinner at Indian Wells, Roland-Garros, Beijing and Rome.

Alcaraz holds the 2-1 edge over Sinner on clay, and he’s also taken two of three from Sinner in finals.

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