BBC Sport · May 16, 2025
Sinner & Alcaraz set up huge Italian Open final
Image caption, Carlos Alcaraz beat Lorenzo Musetti to prevent an all-Italian final in RomeJannik Sinner set up a blockbuster Italian Open final against Carlos Alcaraz, after the world number one fought from behind to beat American Tommy Paul.
Playing on home soil in his first tournament since a three-month doping ban, Sinner was made to fight before eventually overcoming the 11th seed 1-6 6-0 6-3.
In front of a packed and partisan centre court in Rome, the 23-year-old stretched his unbeaten run to 26 matches and moved one win away from being the first Italian to win their home open since Adriano Panatta in 1976.