Sinner bids for first French Open title with victory over defending champ Alcaraz

Top-ranked Jannik Sinner has not yet dropped a set in his bid to win the French Open for the first time. Defending champion Carlos Alcaraz, his opponent in Sunday's final, has dropped four sets along the way.

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Sinner has only been pushed to one tie-breaker-in Friday's semifinal win against Novak Djokovic - and is on a 20-match winning streak in Grand Slam tournaments, after winning the U.S. Open and the Australian Open.

"Jannik, he's the best tennis player right now," the No. 2-ranked Alcaraz said. "I mean, he's destroying every opponent through the semifinal."

But Alcaraz has considerable factors in his favor. He has a 21-1 record on clay this year, winning titles on the dirt in Rome - beating Sinner in the final after the Italian returned from his doping ban - and Monte Carlo.

Alcaraz also has won the past four matches against Sinner, leads him 7-4 overall, and has won more majors-4-3-despite being one year younger at 22. He has also played in a French Open final before, which Sinner has not.

Djokovic, who owns a men's-record 24 major titles and IOO in total, has faced and beaten the greatest players of his era.