Alcaraz gets the chance to defend his title after roaring back tactically against Musetti, who then succumbed to an injury.

Defending champion Carlos Alcaraz reached the French Open final after Lorenzo Musetti retired from their semifinal early in the fourth set. Alcaraz was leading 4-6, 7-6 (3), 6-0, 2-0 when the eighth-seeded Italian had to stop playing on Court Philippe-Chatrier.

Garros, No. 8 Lorenzo Musetti gave No. 2 Carlos Alcaraz all he could handle on Court Philippe-Chatrier, but the reigning French Open champion eventually settled in to take a 2-1 set lead before Musetti retired with a leg injury early in the fourth set to send Alcaraz to another final (4-6,