French Open LIVE: Alcaraz faces Sinner in blockbuster men’s semi-final

What a set that was, with Alcaraz striking with some magic at the end to force a fifth!

The 21-year-old has won 10 of his 11 matches at the grand slams when they have gone to a fifth set.

Big from Sinner. A huge forehand and serve gets the Italian to 30-0 in a must-win game. Alcaraz finds good direction on the backhand, and produces a stunning lob! Somehow, Alcaraz finds the baseline after scampering back.

Alcaraz! How! The Spaniard stays alive in the rally, finding the lines! Sinner pushed behind his forehand, Alcaraz hangs up a lob, but Sinner misses the smash!

30-30! Alcaraz with the backhand down the line! It caught Sinner out! Suddenly it’s break point, and set point!

ALCARAZ WITH THE BACKHAND WINNER INTO OPEN COURT!

Alcaraz feels the pressure with a double fault, but recovers with a whacked forehand down the line!

Classic Alcaraz-Sinner point! Alcaraz reaches the drop shot and then stretches to flick the winner into the open court.

40-15 Alcaraz, but there’s a medical emergency in the stands. We’ll pause. Alcaraz puts his thumb up. They are ok.

Sinner drags his backhand wide. Now Sinner has to serve to stay alive in this set. High level.

Sinner’s turn this time to rip the forehand winner, before the Italian drops Alcaraz! That shows the quality of the shot, beating Alcaraz with the Spaniard stuck on the baseline.

Wonderful passing shot from Alcaraz on the backhand side, as Sinner pressured the net but Alcaraz found a way past!

This is highlight-reel stuff from Alcaraz now! He produdes the serve-volley combo, before salvaging a stunner of a forehand pass down the line! BRILLIANT!

Can he get the hold?! He can! Sinner fires long! Alcaraz trails but is in the mood on Chatrier, putting on a show!

Huge chance for Alcaraz as he lands a stunning forehand into the corner, but Sinner’s defence is brilliant as he hangs up a lob. Alcaraz nets!

But the Spaniard won’t go away: Sinner got for the drop shot but Alcaraz reaches it and finds a wonderful angle on the return.

Incredible scambling from Alcaraz, but Sinner thrashes the smash!

This is really good now, from both players.

Alcaraz looks stressed as Sinner lands a crushing forehand crosscourt at the start of the Alcaraz service game. Sinner goes for the forehand winner down the line… and was an inch away from 0-30, but it’s out.

Alcaraz is brilliant from there, putting away the volley at the net and then landing a big serve out wide. “Vamos!” he yells. Big hold. Sinner was close to having a chance.

Alcaraz waves his arms as Sinner gets a comfortable hold, with the Italian’s serve working wonderfully right now. Alcaraz landed a clean winner on 40-0, but couldn’t cope with Sinner’s forehand crosscourt.

Sinner crushes a big forehand after Alcaraz stretches him wide! Did it go long? Alcaraz thinks so, but it’s 30-30.

Alcaraz finds two big serves out wide in a row, putting away the game with a delightful pick-up volley.

This was the shot of the match so far from Sinner, earning the Italian a huge break of serve in the third set.

Sinner clobbers a forehand winner crosscourt on his way to getting a big love hold early in the fourth. His serve is back.