Jayne Kamin-Oncea-USA TODAY Sports/Sipa USA
Carlos Alcaraz vs Jannik Sinner: Roland Garros – semifinal
Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner will take on in the semifinal at Roland Garros.
Carlos Alcaraz Profile
The former world No. 1 Carlos Alcaraz is currently third in the ATP rankings. The Spaniard is 24-5 for the season and 10-3 on clay.
Alcaraz is coming off a 6-3, 7-6, 6-4 win over Stefanos Tsitsipas in the quarterfinal. Previously in the tournament, Alcaraz defeated Felix Auger-Aliassime, Sebastian Korda, Jesper De Jong, and JJ Wolf.
Alcaraz has won one title so far in the season, defeating Daniil Medvedev in the final at Indian Wells. He also made it to the semifinals in Buenos Aires and the quarterfinals at the Australian Open, Miami, and Madrid.
This is his fifth appearance at the French Open, and he has reached the semifinals for the second consecutive year.
Jannik Sinner Profile
Jannik Sinner will take over the top of the ATP rankings at the end of the week regardless of the outcome of the French Open. The Italian is 35-2 for the season and 11-1 on clay.
He is coming off a 6-2, 6-4, 7-6 win against Grigor Dimitrov in the quarterfinals. Previously in the tournament, he defeated Corentin Moutet, Pavel Kotov, Richard Gasquet, and Christopher Eubanks, all in straight sets.
Sinner won his first career Grand Slam this year at the Australian Open. He also won the titles in Rotterdam and Miami.
This is his fifth appearance at the French Open, and the first time to reach the semifinal.
Head-to-Head Alcaraz leads 5-4
- Alcaraz vs Sinner 1-6, 6-3, 6-2 (2024 ATP Indian Wells, semifinal)
- Sinner vs Alcaraz 7-6, 6-1 (2023 ATP Beijing, semifinal)
- Sinner vs Alcaraz 6-7, 6-4, 6-2 (2023 ATP Miami, semifinal)
- Alcaraz vs Sinner 7-6, 6-3 (2023 ATP Indian Wells, semifinal)
- Alcaraz vs Sinner 6-3, 6-7, 6-7, 7-5, 6-3 (2022 US Open, quarterfinal)
- Sinner vs Alcaraz 6-7, 6-1, 6-1 (2022 ATP Umag, final)
- Sinner vs Alcaraz 6-1, 6-4, 6-7, 6-3 (2022 Wimbledon, round of 16)
- Alcaraz vs Sinner 7-6, 7-5 (2021 ATP Paris Masters, second round)
- Alcaraz vs Sinner 6-2, 3-6, 6-3 (2019 Challenger Alicante, first round)
Prediction and Conclusion
It is safe to say that this is the match between the two best players at the moment. Sinner has lost only two matches the entire year, which looks scary. Alcaraz has lost five matches in 2024, which is also impressive considering that he was facing an injury. This will be their tenth head-to-head match, and Alcaraz is the one with the lead now. This will be an epic battle that can go either way, and the only sure thing is that it will be a tight match. Therefore, we are going with over 39.5 games in total.
