The two young rivals have won the last five grand slam titles, with Sinner winning three in a row on the hard-courts of the Australian Open and the US Open and Alcaraz conquering the other surfaces by winning the French Open and Wimbledon.

ROME (Reuters) -World number one Jannik Sinner produced a sublime semi-final display as he fought back from a set down to beat American Tommy Paul 1-6 6-0 6-3 on Friday to set up an Italian Open final showdown with Carlos Alcaraz.

Carlos Alcaraz has admitted a final against Jannik Sinner in Rome would be “challenging” as he waits to find out his Italian Open final opponent. The Spaniard booked his spot earlier today with a 6-3 7-6 win over Lorenzo Musetti, and will play the winner of the clash between the world No.1 and Tommy Paul.