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Carlos Alcaraz heads to Paris for his French Open title defence having laid down a marker with his victory over world number one Jannik Sinner in Rome on Sunday which completed his collection of elite claycourt crowns.

Sinner recently served a three-month ban as part of a case-resolution agreement with the World Anti-Doping Agency in February, and he has hit the ground running upon his return. The Italian has cruised through the competition so far in Rome, and Carlos Alcaraz will await him if he is able to reach the final.

Carlos Alcaraz celebrated with his team after winning the Italian Open title. However, in a kind and respectful gesture towards his final opponent, Jannik Sinner, Alcaraz asked his team to keep their celebrations down a notch, not to be rude to the Italian and his team.

Tennis fans are in for a treat on Sunday morning when Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner meet in the finals of the Rome Masters. This is the 11th time that Alcaraz and Sinner have met in their career (though it is the first time they’ve played in a Masters 1000 Final), with the Spaniard holding a 6-4 advantage in the series.

While Jannik Sinner withdrew, the crowd in Hamburg will still watch a top-tier player! The hometown hero Alexander Zverev took a wild card following his quarter-final exit at the Rome Masters.