Alert: Alcaraz into Roland-Garros final as Musetti retires injured
Carlos Alcaraz benefited from the abandonment of Lorenzo Musetti (4-6, 7-6 (3), 6-0, 2-0) on Friday afternoon and will face the winner of the match between Italian Jannik Sinner, the top seed, and Serb Novak Djokovic, the No 6 seed, for the title
Carlos Alcaraz, Roland-Garros, 2025 © Dante Badano / Psnewz
Spaniard Carlos Alcaraz, the second seed, moved into the final of Roland-Garros when Italian Lorenzo Musetti, the No 8 seed, retired at Roland-Garros in Paris on Friday afternoon.
Alcaraz, ranked No 2, led 4-6, 7-6 (3), 6-0, 2-0 when Musetti, ranked No 7, pulled out on Friday at Roland-Garros in Paris.
The 22-year-old Spaniard will play the winner of the match between Italian Jannik Sinner, the top seed, and Serb Novak Djokovic, the No 6 seed, next.
Carlos Alcaraz won against Italian qualifier Giulio Zeppieri (6-3, 6-4, 6-2), Hungarian Fabian Marozsan (6-1, 4-6, 6-1, 6-2), Bosnian Damir Dzumhur (6-1, 6-3, 4-6, 6-4), American Ben Shelton, the No 13 seed (7-6 (8), 6-3, 4-6, 6-4) and American Tommy Paul, the No 12 seed (6-0, 6-1, 6-4) earlier in the tournament.
In the previous rounds of the Roland-Garros 2025, the Italian beat German qualifier Yannick Hanfmann (7-5, 6-2, 6-0), Colombian lucky loser Daniel Elahi Galan (6-4, 6-0, 6-4), Argentinian Mariano Navone (4-6, 6-4, 6-3, 6-2), Dane Holger Rune, the No 10 seed (7-5, 3-6, 6-3, 6-2) and American Frances Tiafoe, the No 15 seed (6-2, 4-6, 7-5, 6-2).
Paris (Grand Slam), other semi-final result (Roland-Garros, clay, EUR 56.352.000):
- Jannik Sinner vs. Novak Djokovic
