By Richard Pagliaro | @Tennis_Now | Friday, June 6, 2025
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King of Clay Rafa Nadal famously stated struggling is a prerequisite to Grand Slam success.
Reigning Roland Garros champion Carlos Alcaraz says going through world No. 1 Jannik Sinner brings lovely brutality.
World No. 2 Alcaraz defeated Lorenzo Musetti in 4 units to energy into his second straight Roland Garros remaining along with his thirteenth consecutive win in Paris.
Alcaraz rides a 4-0 report in Grand Slam finals into Sunday’s French Open remaining in opposition to both Sinner in a rematch of the 2024 Roland Garros semifinals.
A red-hot Sinner scorched 44 winners and saved three set factors within the third set heading off Grand Slam king Novak Djokovic 6-4, 7-5, 7-6(3) in three hours, 16 minutes to advance to his maiden Roland Garros remaining.
It is the primary time for the reason that 1984 French Open that each males’s and girls’s singles finals characteristic No. 1 vs. No. 2 with Aryna Sabalenka assembly Coco Gauff within the girls’s title match tomorrow.
Requested afterward what he loves about going through these two champions, Alcaraz stated each carry out his greatest—and reinforce his perception ache is progress as a result of each rivals “push you to the restrict.”
“I imply, I take pleasure in each time that I am taking part in in opposition to them, as a result of I really like that battle,” Alcaraz advised the media in Paris. “However, you understand, more often than not is nearly struggling, as a result of they push you to the restrict.”
Alcaraz stated these brutal showdowns are lovely experiences that make him a greater participant.
“However my favourite factor is, as I stated, it provides you the suggestions of how can I be higher, a greater participant,” Alcaraz stated. “I feel that is essential, and that is lovely, regardless that if I win or not, provides you plenty of stats and provides you the suggestions.”
