A new French Open men’s champion will be crowned when Carlos Alcaraz faces Alexander Zverev this afternoon in the first Roland Garros men’s final played without Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer or Novak Djokovic since 2004.
Both Alcaraz and Zverev came through tough semifinals to earn a place in their first French Open final. Spaniard Alcaraz, 21, defeated Jannik Sinner in a thrilling five-set match on Friday. In doing so, he became the youngest man in the Open Era to reach the singles final at Grand Slams events on clay, grass and hard courts.
Zverev, who defeated Nadal in the opening round of the tournament, defeated two-time finalist Casper Ruud in four sets on Friday and the German, 27, will appear in his second grand slam final. The fourth seed lost his first from two sets against Dominic Thiem in the 2020 US Open final. Alcaraz has won both of his grand slam finals, at the US Open and Wimbledon.
Follow the latest tennis scores and results from the last day of the French Open below.
French Open LIVE: Alcaraz takes on Zverev in men’s final – latest updates
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Carlos Alcaraz will take on Alexander Zverev in the men’s final of the French Open, starting at 1.30pm BST
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Alcaraz wants to add the French Open to the US Open and Wimbledon titles at the age of 21
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Zverev lost the only two-set Grand Slam final appearance at the 2020 US Open
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But German has a better record against Alcaraz and won in the QFs of the Australian Open this season
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Iga Swiatek defeated Jasmine Paolini to race to a third consecutive French Open yesterday
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Beaten finalist Jasmine Paolini in women’s doubles final, against Coco Gauff
French Open: Carlos Alcaraz and Alexander Zverev face off
11:00 am , Jamie Braidwood
Alexander Zverev will take on Carlos Alcaraz, and the German is the opponent the young Spaniard has faced the most times in his career so far, with nine encounters.
Three of these have come at the Grand Slams, two of which Zverev won when he was not considered the favourite. That includes wins over Alcaraz in the 2022 French Open semifinals and the 2024 Australian Open quarterfinals.
2024 – Indian Wells: Alcaraz 6-3 6-1
2024 – Australian Open: Zverev 6-1 6-3 6-7 6-4
2023 – ATP Final: Zverev 6-7 6-3 6-4
2023 – US Open: Alcaraz 6-3 6-2 6-4
2023 – Madrid: Alcaraz 6-1 6-2
2022 – French Open: Zverev 6-4 6-4 4-6 7-6
2022 – Madrid: Alcaraz 6-3 6-1
2021 – Vienna: Zverev 6-3 6-3
2021: Acapulco: 6-3 6-1
French Open: a historic French Open final
10:40 , Jamie Braidwood
This afternoon’s French Open final will be the first without Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer or Novak Djokovic since 2004, as a new French Open men’s champion will be crowned.
Nadal won fourteen French Open titles between 2005 and 2022, with Federer winning his first in 2009 and Djokovic claiming victory in 2015, 2021 and 2023. Stanislas Wawrinka also defeated Djokovic in two finals.
Nadal was defeated by Alexander Zverev in the first round of the French Open this year, while Djokovic withdrew before his quarter-final match due to a right knee injury.
French Open: Iga Swiatek says fourth Roland Garros title ’emotional’
10:15 , Jamie Braidwood
Iga Swiatek on an “emotional” French Open title after victory over Jasmine Paolinin:
“When I talk about pressure, I usually put pressure on myself because of outside pressure,” she said.
“I’m obviously a perfectionist, so there’s always pressure behind me. But I think I can handle my own pressure just fine.
“When the outside pressure hits me, it gets a little bit worse. But I did very well in this tournament.
“It was an emotional victory because I felt a lot of stress yesterday and today in the morning. And I knew that if I just focused on tennis, I could fight through it, and in the end it all went the way I wanted. So I was just really proud of myself.”
Iga Swiatek races to a third consecutive French Open title with victory over Jasmine Paolini
9:45 am , Jamie Braidwood
Iga Swiatek claimed a fourth French Open crown and retained her Queen of Clay title at Roland Garros.
The world number one from Poland swept aside Italian underdog Jasmine Paolini 6-2 6-1 within an hour and eight minutes.
King of Clay Rafael Nadal may have played his last French Open this year, but Swiatek once again proved comprehensively that she is also Roland Garros royalty.
She is the first woman to win three consecutive Roland Garros titles since Justine Henin in 2007 and only the third to achieve the feat in Open history, joining Monica Seles.
Swiatek is undefeated in Paris since 2021, 21 matches ago, and has won 34 of her 36 matches here, a record equaled only by Seles and Chris Evert.
Swiatek races to a third straight French Open title with victory over Paolini
French Open: Carlos Alcaraz in his first Roland Garros final
09:20 , Jamie Braidwood
Carlos Alcaraz wants to continue Rafael Nadal’s dominance at the French Open and win the Spanish titles in Paris.
“I have a special feeling about this tournament,” said the 21-year-old, who is playing his first French Open final today.
“I remember when I finished school, I ran to my house to turn on the TV and watch the matches here at the French Open.
“I’ve seen a lot of matches. Of course, Rafa Nadal has been dominating this tournament for, let’s say, 14, 15 years. It’s something incredible.
“I wanted to put my name on the list of Spanish players who won this tournament.
“Not just Rafa. Ferrero, Moya, Costa, many Spanish players, legends of our sport who won this tournament, I would really like to put my name on that list too.”
French Open: First place women’s doubles final
09:04 , Jamie Braidwood
Jasmine Paolini may have lost the women’s singles final to Iga Swiatek yesterday, but the Italian still got a taste of silverware at Roland Garros as she awaits glory in the women’s doubles final at 10.30am.
Paolini and Italian playing partner, the former world number 1 Sara Erraniwill face the team of the US Open champion Coco Gauff and Czech player Katerina Siniakova.
This is Gauff’s third Grand Slam doubles final, but the American is yet to win one. She lost the French Open final with Jessica Pegula in 2022, the same year she lost to Swiatek in the singles final.
Paolini is playing in a Grand Slam doubles final for the first time. Yesterday was her first singles final, so it was quite a weekend for the 28-year-old.
French Open: Is Carlos Alcaraz vs. Alexander Zverev on TV?
09:01 , Jamie Braidwood
When is it?
The French Open men’s final between Alexander Zverev and Carlos Alcaraz will not start before 1.30pm BST.
How can I view it?
Viewers in the UK can watch the final live on Eurosport 1, with build-up on the channel from 1pm BST. Subscribers can stream the action via Discovery+.
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09:00 am , Jamie Braidwood
A new French Open men’s champion will be crowned when Carlos Alcaraz faces Alexander Zverev this afternoon in the first Roland Garros men’s final played without Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer or Novak Djokovic since 2004.
Both Alcaraz and Zverev came through tough semifinals to earn a place in their first French Open final. Spaniard Alcaraz, 21, defeated Jannik Sinner in a thrilling five-set match on Friday. In doing so, he became the youngest man in the Open Era to reach the singles final at Grand Slams events on clay, grass and hard courts.
Zverev, who defeated Nadal in the opening round of the tournament, defeated two-time finalist Casper Ruud in four sets on Friday and the German, 27, will appear in his second grand slam final. The fourth seed lost his first from two sets against Dominic Thiem in the 2020 US Open final. Alcaraz has won both of his grand slam finals, at the US Open and Wimbledon.
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