Sinner Alcaraz: the Roland Garros semi-final live

Another break for Sinner! Alcaraz is in difficulty: Jannik now leads 5-2

Another long ball from Alcaraz opens the game, Carlitos immediately makes up for it with an ace: 15-15. Service and forehand down the line, the Spaniard confidently takes it to 30-15. Sinner’s backhand is long (40-15), as is Alcaraz’s forehand (40-30). Sinner’s drop is worth 40-40, we are back to the advantage. Alcaraz commits a double fault, Sinner again has a break point, he wastes it with a forehand that ends up on the net. Alcaraz makes another mistake, a forehand that dies on the net. Second break point for Jannik and after a very long and beautiful exchange Alcaraz is still long with a forehand. Sinner returns with two breaks ahead.

Sinner loses serve, Alcaraz now has only one break late: 4-2 for the blue in the first set

Sinner varies his game, looks for the cushion and then closes with a forehand: 15-0. Alcaraz finds a good point with a forehand from the left to go out: it is his first point on the return. A new long backhand from Alcaraz reveals Carlitos’ difficulties in taking the measure of his opponent. Sinner misses a comfortable forehand volley and Alcaraz can come back and close the smash: 30-30. The rush betrays Jannik who gives his opponent the first break point: 30-40. Another backhand error by the blue allows Alcaraz to recover a break. We are at 4-2

Alcaraz recovers and holds serve: Jannik now leads 4-1

Alcaraz gains confidence, a winning forehand takes him to 40-15, then Sinner makes a mistake. First game for the Spaniard.

Sinner unbeatable on serve, Alcaraz still doesn’t score a point on the return: 4-0

Sinner makes his way with three service winners and is immediately 40-0. The Italian is very precise on serve, Alcaraz has not yet made a point on the return. And Sinner still closes at zero.

Alcaraz continues to make mistakes, for Sinner there is a double break: 3-0 in the first set

Sinner’s first real error on the net opens the game. But Alcaraz continues to make mistakes in exchanges from the baseline and finds himself 30-30. A backhand down the line from Sinner finds the line and is worth another break point: 30-40. Another sensational forehand error from the Spaniard gives the Italian a double break: 3-0.

Sinner holds serve at zero: 2-0 in the first set over Alcaraz

The second game of the match was much quicker. An error by Alcaraz from the baseline, an ace and another error by the Spaniard bring Jannik to 40-0. Then Sinner closes down the line and holds serve to zero.

What a start! First game won by Sinner with advantages, break for Jannik

Sinner immediately breaks! If the first game is any indication, then this match will be very close until the last ball. Sinner up 30-15 thanks to a counterattack and an elusive passer, then a mocking tape and the Spaniard’s comeback. The first ace of the match – again from Alcaraz – went to the advantage before Sinner broke after a long exchange.

The greeting between Sinner and Alcaraz before entering the pitch

Here is the video of the greeting, a quick “five”, between Jannik Sinner And Carlos Alcaraz before entering the Central field of the Roland Garros.

Sinner and Alcaraz on the pitch for the warm-up

Among the applause of Central field of the Roland Garrosthey enter the field Jannik Sinner And Carlos Alcaraz. The two champions are warming up. The match starts in a few minutes.

Paolini, Bolelli, Vavassori: the happiness of Italy winning

What a day! In the morning, in the first of the four Italian semi-finals of the Roland Garros 2024 they pass the turn Simone Bolelli And Andrea Vavassori. However, I will say more about what happened in the Suzanne-Lenglen eco stadium below, because what made us jump on the seats of the gigantic Philippe-Chatrier is, in the afternoon, the second match which involves us, between Jasmine Paolini And Mirra Andreeva, and which gives access to the women’s final. The girl from Lucca triumphs in two sets, as you certainly know, and on Saturday she will try to take the slam on clay like she did 14 years ago. Francesca Schiavone. On the other side of the net he will find the WTA number 1, the Pole Iga Swiatekbut that doesn’t mean Jasmine won’t continue to amaze us. READ MONDAY’S NET

Roberta Vinci: “Paolini and Errani can make history between Roland Garros and the Olympics”

PARIS — Former number 7, equaled by Jasmine Paolini, but also a Slam finalist in 2015 and winner of all the doubles Slams, as well as being n. 1 along with that Sara Errani that today, at 2.35 pm, the doubles final will be played with Paolini. Roberta Vincitoday the technical voice of Eurosport And Warner Bros. Discoveryhas the expert eye of someone who knows a lot, also remembering his career.

Good morning Roberta, seeing Sara Errani play a Slam final in doubles cannot help but take you back in time. Don’t you feel a little nostalgic?

“Happiness. This is what I feel for her. Sara has had a great deal of satisfaction and then it’s also an Olympic year, so they can do well and I can only be happy and cheer for them. But no nostalgia. Zero.”

READ THE INTERVIEW WITH ROBERTA VINCI

How much do Sinner and Alcaraz earn if they reach the final?

With access to the semi-finals Sinner And Alcaraz they have already secured a prize of 650 thousand euros. Whoever wins today will reach 1.2 million: the match is therefore worth 550 thousand euros. The final success at Roland Garros awards 2.4 million and is a prize 100 thousand euros higher than that won by Rafa Nadal in 2023. The total prize money of the French Open is 53 million 478 thousand euros, an increase of 7.8% compared to last year . The prizes are the same for men’s and women’s singles: Jasmine Paolinifinalist among women, already has 1.2 million guaranteed and can win the same if she wins the Slam.

The greeting between Sinner and Paolini

Jannik Sinner And Jasmine Paolinithe two Italian champions are still fighting for the victory Roland Garros, they met in the gym. The two greeted each other affectionately before each returning to their exercises.

How many points is the Roland Garros final worth?

The challenge between Jannik Sinner And Carlos Alcaraz it seems like an early finale to the Roland Garros. At stake are at least 500 ATP points, the difference between what the two semi-finalists have already obtained (800 points) and what the finalist is awarded (1,300). The final success of the tournament awards 2,000 points. The match is also important in terms of first place: Sinner today has 9,525 virtual players, Alcaraz 7,380. With a victory Sinner can go to at least 10,025 points leaving Alcaraz 2,645 points away. On the contrary, if Sinner loses he remains at 9,525, Alcaraz rises to 7,880 with the possibility, by winning the tournament, of reaching 8,580 points and being number 2 on Monday, surpassing Novak Djokovic.

Sinner’s last training session

After that of Carlos AlcarazThe Roland Garros also published the morning warm-up on their social profiles Jannik Sinner.

The Alcaraz warm-up

The Roland Garroson their social profiles, published the video of the warm-up of Carlos Alcaraz.

Sinner in the gym, greeting with Alcaraz

After training on the pitch, Jannik Sinner he moved to the gym for the last exercises before the challenge. With his two coaches, Darren Cahill And Simone Vagnozzi, went over the tactical strategy for the last time. Then he crossed Carlos Alcaraz – also struggling with his pre-match routine – with whom he exchanged a quick but friendly greeting. For Sinner the program now includes a final very quick “pampering” by the physiotherapist Giacomo Naldi: a quick massage to better loosen the muscles.

The precedents between Sinner and Alcaraz

PARIS – Chapter number nine, take. Jannik Sinner versus Carlos Alcaraz. The best youth of tennis. We’re going on stage, and what’s better than a Slam semi-final as a location? They couldn’t be more different in style. And, perhaps, this is why they are friends. They respect each other and are full of compliments. A healthy, very healthy rivalry. And sportingly? No one prevails over the other: balance reigns supreme. We are 4-4. Once one wins, then the other draws and comes back, then gets caught again. All of the above

Not just Sinner – Alcaraz: today’s program at Roland Garros

In addition to Sinner, Italian fans will cheer for today Jasmine Paolini And Sara Erraniengaged in semi-final of the women’s doubles to the Roland Garros. Today’s program

Sinner, warm-up at 11

A small muscle awakening, which lasted less than an hour, however Jannik Sinner. Between jokes, laughter and an apparently serene atmosphere, at 11am the Italian began preparation for the match at 2.30pm against Carlos Alcaraz. In the last part of the mini training Sinner exchanged a few shots with his two coaches, Darren Cahill And Simone Vagnozzi. When he left the training pitch, the ball boys gave him a funny wave.

Sinner or Alcaraz, today is the dawn of a new era for tennis

PARIS — Youth has taken power. Together Jannik Sinner And Carlos Alcaraz they’re not even 44 years old and we knew this by now. Now, however, it has become a personal question of: “Mirror, servant on the wall, who is the best of the lot?”. The long-limbed Italian with the hat that hides the red hair that would otherwise explode pyrotechnically, or the more solid Spaniard, with rippling muscles and a genuine and disarming smile? Read the article by our correspondent Paolo Rossi