Carlos Alcaraz defeats Jannik Sinner, qualifies for the Roland Garros final and makes history – Roland Garros

The Spanish tennis player, ranked third in the world, became the youngest player ever to reach the finals of Grand Slam tournaments on three different surfaces

Spanish tennis player Carlos Alcaraz, who is ranked third in the world rankings, qualified today, Friday, for his first final in the Roland Garros tournament, the second major tournament this season, by defeating Italian Jannik Sinner (second), by five.

On Court Philippe Chatrier in Paris, the Spanish tennis player needed four hours and 12 minutes to win the first semi-final of the Parisian clay tournament, 2-6, 6-3, 3-6, 6-4 and 6-3.

In the final scheduled for Sunday, Alcaraz will face the winner of the “other half,” which will bring together Norwegian Casper Ruud (seventh), last year’s runner-up, and German Alexander Zverev (fourth).

At the age of 21 years and 33 days, Carlos Alcaraz today became the youngest tennis player ever to reach a Grand Slam final on three different courts: US Open 2022 (hard), Wimbledon 2023 (grass), and Roland Garros 2024 (court win). . He won the first two.

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