Jannik Sinner has gone all the way to the final in his first tournament back from a three-month doping ban. And Carlos Alcaraz is waiting for him in the Italian Open title match. “Normally when we play each other the level is very high,

By beating Paul, Sinner finally made his first Rome final. There, he will meet Alcaraz for the 11th time on the main level. Last year, the Italian had a total of six defeats. And three of those six losses came against the Spanish tennis star.

Carlos Alcaraz beat Lorenzo Musetti 6-3, 7-6(4) in a sloppy duel Friday afternoon at the Foro Italico. He will face the winner of the second semifinal between Jannik Sinner and Tommy Paul in Sunday’s final.