ROME — Carlos Alcaraz advanced to his first Italian Open final with a 6-3, 7-6 (4) victory over Lorenzo Musetti on Friday. It’s the third final in three clay-court events this season for Alcaraz, who won the Monte Carlo Masters and finished runner-up in the Barcelona Open before withdrawing from the Madrid Open because of injury.

After a couple of weeks in Rome that started with the return of the prodigal son and then took in the election of a new Pope will get a fittingly blockbuster ending: the world’s two best male players facing off for the Italian Open title.

The ATP Rome 2025 edition is all set to complete with a bang as two heavyweights lock horns in what promises to be a grand encounter. The defending French Open champion Carlos Alcaraz takes on the world number one Jannik Sinner.