Carlos Alcaraz has reached the French Open final, coming from behind to beat second seed Jannik Sinner in a classic, 2-6 6-3 3-6 6-4 6-3.
He will face German fourth-seed Alexander Zverev in the final, after he emerged victorious from a battle with an ailing Casper Ruud, 2-6, 6-2, 6-4, 6-2.
That sets up the first French Open men’s final without Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic or Roger Federer since 2004.
Alcaraz became the youngest man to reach a grand slam final on all three surfaces after prevailing in a 4-hour and 9-minute epic.
“You have to find the joy [while] suffering,” the 21-year-old said.
“That’s the key — even more on clay, here at Roland Garros. Long rallies. Four-hour matches. Five sets.
“You have to fight. You have to suffer. But as I told my team many, many times, you have to enjoy suffering.”
