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The 2025 French Open men’s final features the world No. 1 and world No. 2 going head-to-head.

Italian Jannik Sinner, 23, and Spaniard Carlos Alcaraz, 22, are facing off Sunday at Roland Garros in the final of the second Grand Slam of the season, marking the first final in Paris between two men born in the 2000s.

Alcaraz, the reigning French Open champion, moved on to the final after Lorenzo Musetti retired from their semifinal match during the fourth set. Alcaraz is vying for his fifth career Grand Slam singles title. Sinner advanced to his third straight major final after defeating Novak Djokovic in three sets. Sinner is the youngest to win 20 consecutive major matches since Pete Sampras (1993-94) and looks to take home his third consecutive Grand Slam singles title after winning the 2025 Australian Open and 2024 U.S. Open.

A NEW RIVALRY: French Open final pairs No. 1 Jannik Sinner and No. 2 Carlos Alcaraz in final

Sinner served a three-month doping suspension after winning the Australian Open earlier this year. Sinner returned to competition in May and immediately worked himself into the Italian Open final, becoming the first Italian man to reach the championship match at the tournament since Adriano Panatta in 1978. Sinner’s Cinderella story, however, didn’t have a happy ending after he lost to Alcaraz in the final in straight sets.

Will Sinner get revenge and win his first French Open title and fourth major overall? Or will Alcaraz become the first player to win back-to-back French Open titles since fellow countryman Rafa Nadal’s four-peat in 2017-2020?

USA TODAY Sports will be providing updates for Sunday’s men’s final at Roland Garros:

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We’ll be going to a fifth and deciding set in Paris.

Carlos Alcaraz fought off three championship points in the fourth set before pulling off a clutch service break as Jannik Sinner was serving for the match.

By holding serve at 6-5, the defending champion pulled even to extend the match. Despite losing the first two points of the tiebreaker, Alcaraz roared back with a pair of aces to win it 7-3.

Alcaraz has rallied from down two sets to win two of his own – setting up a winner-take-all Grand Slam showdown between the world’s two best players on the clay courts of Roland Garros.

In his pro career, Carlos Alcaraz has never come back from two sets down to win a match. He’s at least one step closer to that historic first after taking the third set from Jannik Sinner.

Alcaraz seemed to grab new life as he won an epic 22-shot point to close out a service break and take a 3-1 lead on Sinner, putting a finger to his ear to urge the crowd on.

But with the Spaniard serving for the set at 5-3, Sinner bounced back just in time with a break of his own.

And yet, somehow Alcaraz found a way to return the favor, breaking Sinner at love to win the set. That snaps Sinner’s streak of 31 consecutive sets won in Grand Slam events.

Jannik Sinner is one set away from his third consecutive Grand Slam title.

An unforced error by Alcaraz at 15-30 in the second game gave Sinner an early opening in the second set. After saving one break point, Alcaraz hit a forehand long to give Sinner a 2-0 edge.

Despite trailing 4-1, Alcaraz refused to give in. After holding serve to make it 4-2, he began pumping his arms in an effort to get the crowd fired up. He’s clearly the fan favorite here at Court Phillippe-Chatrier.

Perhaps buoyed by the fan support, Alcaraz surged back with a clutch break in the ninth game to get back on serve – paving the way to a tiebreaker.

Alcaraz saved one set point on Sinner’s serve, but couldn’t hold his own in falling 7-4 in the tiebreaker.

The first game on the storied clay court was a 12-minute mini-marathon as Sinner finally held serve. That would be a portent of things to come in the opening set.

The two heavyweights traded a pair of service breaks midway through before Sinner stunningly ended the progression by breaking Alcaraz at 5-4 to take the first set.

Officially, it took one hour and two minutes to complete. We could be in for a classic.

There has been a slight delay in the proceedings, but we’re now ready to go in the 2025 French Open men’s final.

Sinner will serve first.

What time is the French Open men’s final?

The French Open men’s final between Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner will start Sunday at 9 a.m. ET (3 p.m. in Paris).

What TV channel is showing the French Open men’s final?

The French Open men’s final between Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner will be broadcast live on TNT.

Is there a live stream of the French Open men’s final?

The French Open men’s final between Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner can be streamed live on Max and Sling TV.

Stream the French Open men’s final on Sling

Jannik Sinner’s path to French Open men’s final

Tournament’s No. 1 seed

• 1st round: Defeated Arthur Rinderknech 6-4, 6-3, 7-5
• 2nd round: Defeated Richard Gasquet 6-3, 6-0, 6-4
• 3rd round: Defeated Jiri Lehecka 6-0, 6-1, 6-2
• 4th round: Defeated (17) Andrey Rublev 6-1, 6-3, 6-4
• Quarterfinals: Defeated Alexander Bublik 6-1, 7-5, 6-0
• Semifinals: Defeated (6) Novak Djokovic 6-4, 7-5, 7-6 (7-3)

Carlos Alcaraz’s path to French Open men’s final

Tournament’s No. 2 seed

• 1st round: Defeated Giulio Zeppieri 6-3, 6-4, 6-2
• 2nd round: Defeated Fabian Marozsan 6-1, 4-6, 6-1, 6-2
• 3rd round: Defeated Damir Dzumhur 6-1, 6-3, 4-6, 6-4
• 4th round: Defeated (13) Ben Shelton 7-6 (10-8), 6-3, 4-6, 6-4
• Quarterfinals: Defeated (12) Tommy Paul 6-0, 6-1, 6-4
• Semifinals: Defeated (8) Lorenzo Musetti 4-6, 7-6 (7-3), 6-0, 2-0, Retired

Carlos Alcaraz vs. Jannik Sinner head to head

Alcaraz has a 7-4 head-to-head advantage over Sinner going into Sunday’s final. Alcaraz also has a 2-1 edge over Sinner on clay, most recently on May 18 in the Italian Opne final, where Alcaraz defeated Sinner 7-6 (7-5), 6-1 in Rome. The two previously met at the 2024 French Open in the semifinal round. Alcaraz downed Sinner 2-6, 6-3, 3-6, 6-4, 6-3 in a five-set thriller en route to winning his first French Open and third career Grand Slam singles title. Alcaraz has won the last four matches against Sinner. Sinner last defeated Alacarz in October 2023 at the China Open in Beijing 7-6 (7-4), 6-1 on a hard court.

2025 French Open champion payout, prize money

Both the men’s and women’s singles champions will earn nearly $2.9 million for winning the French Open and hoisting the Coupe des Mousquetaires. The runner-up will pocket $1.45 million.The USA TODAY app gets you to the heart of the news — fast. Download for award-winning coverage, crosswords, audio storytelling, the eNewspaper and more.