Alexander Zverev holds a career 5-4 winning record against Carlos Alcaraz, including a victory in their only previous Roland Garros meeting in the 2022 quarter-finals.
Carlos Alcaraz has won both of his two previous major finals -- at Wimbledon last year and the 2022 US Open. Victory on Sunday would see him head to the Australian Open next January seeking a career Grand Slam.
Alexander Zverev agreed to pay €200,000 as part of the settlement with most of it going to the state treasury
Coco Gauff had a heated argument with the chair umpire during her French Open semi-final loss against Iga Swiatek
Jasmine Paolini had won a total of four matches in 16 Grand Slam appearances before advancing to the fourth round of the Australian Open in January. On Saturday, she will take on World No 1 Iga Swiatek in the French Open final.
India's Rohan Bopanna and his Australian partner Matthew Ebden crashed out of the French Open after going down to Italian pair of Simone Bolelli and Andrea Vavassori in the semifinals here on Thursday.
Novak Djokovic was forced to withdraw from the French Open ahead of his quarter-final against Casper Ruud
Novak Djokovic has had an uncharacteristically poor season with no finals, let alone a title. The injury induced withdrawal from French Open could signal beginning of the end for the 24-time major winner
Mirra Andreeva is the youngest woman to reach the last four at a Slam event since Martina Hingis at the 1997 US Open, and the youngest at Roland Garros since Hingis, also that year.
There will be a first-time French Open men's champion for the first time since 2016 on Sunday, with Ruud the only man left in the draw who has previously reached the final.
The second seeded IndoAustralian duo of Rohan Bopanna and Matthew Ebden sailed into the semifinals of the French Open with a comfortable victory over Belgium's Sander Gille and Joran Vliegen in the men's doubles quarterfinals here on Wednesday.
All 10 of the night matches at Roland Garros so far this year have been men's ties.
Jannik Sinner, who became the world No.1 tennis player after Novak Djokovic's withdrawal from the French Open, is the first Italian man to achieve the feat.
World number one Swiatek improved her career record in Paris to 33-2 and is on course to become the first woman to lift the Coupe Suzanne Lenglen three years in a row since Justine Henin in 2005-07.
Djokovic pulled out of the clay-court major on the eve of his quarter-final clash against Norway's Casper Ruud citing a knee injury.
Rohan Bopanna has picked N Sriram Balaji, who impressed at the French Open, as his partner for the Paris Olympics
Novak Djokovic earned a 6-1, 5-7, 3-6, 7-5, 6-3 victory to keep his hopes going to remain the World No. 1 next Monday.
Novak Djokovic battled back from the brink to delight the Court Philippe Chatrier crowd by winning in four hours and 39 minutes.
The second-seeded Indo-Australian pair bounced back from a set down and kept their cool to edge past N Sriram Balaji and MA Reyes-Varela Martinez, defeating them 6-7(2) 6-3 7-6 (10-8) in their third round clash.
During the French Open, which began May 26 and ends June 9, one of the hurdles has been the weather: Showers on five consecutive days, including Saturday, created havoc with the schedule.
Women's world number one Swiatek demolished Russia's Anastasia Potapova 6-0, 6-0, conceding only 10 points in the shortest completed match of her career.
Second seeds Rohan Bopanna and Matthew Ebden overcame fighting Brazilians Orlnado Luz and Marcelo Zormann in a testing threeset opening round at the French Open here on Sunday.
Elsewhere, Daniil Medvedev beat Tomas Machac while two-time Australian Open champion Aryna Sabalenka downed close friend Paula Badosa 7-5, 6-1.
Israel's retaliatory offensive has killed at least 36,284 people in Gaza, mostly civilians, according to the Hamas-run territory's health ministry.
Andrey Rublev showed frustration throughout over his lack of precision, committing 37 unforced errors and four double faults. After netting a forehand in the third set, he smashed his racket on his knee four times.
Despite the defeat in the French Open men's doubles first round, Yuki Bhambri reminded what he brings on the table with his all-round game, hitting ability from the baseline and a decent serve.
Several players including David Goffin and Iga Swiatek have complained of fans' unruly behavior at the 2024 French Open in Paris. As a result, alcohol has been banned from stadiums. Here's all you need to know about the ban.
The 27-year-old, however, had earlier indicated he would be skipping the opening of the proceedings in the German capital, which takes place midway through the clay-court Grand Slam.
Defending champion Djokovic cracked 43 winners past Spain's 63rd-ranked Roberto Carballes Baena to canter to a 6-4, 6-1, 6-2 win and faces 30th seed Lorenzo Musetti in the next round.
French fans have invited criticism over the years for their unruly behaviour during Roland Garros. This year is no different.