Jannik Sinner has gone all the way to the final in his first tournament back from a three-month doping ban. And Carlos Alcaraz is waiting for him in the Italian Open title match. “Normally when we play each other the level is very high,

Italy’s tennis boom is in full force at the Foro Italico. Top-ranked Jannik Sinner hasn’t dropped a set at the Italian Open in his return from a three-month doping ban. Lorenzo Musetti is into the semifinals.

World No 1 Sinner is through to his first Italian Open final in his home country, in what is his first tournament since returning to the sport following a three-month doping ban. He has won 26 consecutive matches but Alcaraz was the last player to beat him, at the China Open in October.