Alcaraz is fighting for historical title defense in the French Open final

Alcaraz is fighting for historical title defense in the French Open final

In an impressive semi -finals of the French Open 2025, defending champion Carlos Alcaraz prevailed against Lorenzo Musetti. Musetti, who started the tournament as an eight -lined player, gave up in the fourth set when the score was 4: 6, 7: 6 (7: 3), 6: 0, 2: 0 for Alcaraz. With this victory, Alcaraz secured the place in the final, which will be broadcast on Eurosport on Sunday at 3:00 p.m. He meets Jannik Sinner or Novak Djokovic.

Alcaraz, who is now striving for his second triumph in Paris after the title in 2024, the first player could be the first player in 24 years to successfully defend the French Open without Rafael Nadal. Gustavo Kuerten was last successful in 2000 and 2001. Musetti, on the other hand, reached a Grand Slam semi-final for the second time after being in the preliminary round at Wimbledon in 2024.

powerful matches and controversy

In the semi -finals, Alcaraz showed a strong performance. Musetti, who recently drew attention to Frances Tiafoe at the quarter -finals by frustration from frustration, could not connect to his earlier form this time. Tim Henman, a former top British player, had taken care of the possibility of disqualification after the incident in Musettis previous game, which fortunately did not occur. Musetti immediately apologized and emphasized that he didn't want to hurt anyone.

In the first set of the semi -finals, Musetti was initially equivalent, won the first set with his first breakball. Alcaraz, who made many mistakes in the course of the game, increased and dominated the remaining sentences. The statistics show Alcaraz ’superiority: He ended the match after 90 minutes with a 6: 0, 6: 1, 6: 4 against Tommy Paul in the quarterfinals.

The eyes of the tennis world are now aimed at the upcoming finale of the French Open. The anticipation is great, not least because of the possibility that Alcaraz could write history. Current and detailed information about the games can be found on the website kicker.de