A one-horse French Open or will somebody stop Sinner?

Raducanu faces tricky start - who plays who at French Open? The key narrative in the men's game over the past two seasons has been the battle for supremacy between Sinner and Alcaraz, with the pair winning the past nine majors between them. What has largely been a two-horse race now has a clear leader after Alcaraz was ruled out of the French Open and Wimbledon with a wrist injury.

Sinner has won his past 29 matches - a streak which has only been bettered by two men going into the French Open. Sinner has been victorious at the past six Masters tournaments - the tier of events below the Grand Slams - sweeping up the Monte Carlo, Madrid and Rome clay-court titles. "The thing that makes him so good is you get no breathing room from any corner," said Norway's Casper Ruud, who lost 6-4 6-4 to Sinner in the Rome final last week.

"Whether you're playing a forehand cross-court rally, or a backhand cross-court rally, you know the ball will come at a high pace and typically good placement as well. "You know if you're not very precise with your own shots then he will get on top of you and punish you. "You know every shot needs to be close to perfect.

" Having already claimed the Australian Open (twice), Wimbledon and the US Open, Sinner will take another giant stride to tennis immortality if he adds the French Open title. Continuing his recent momentum on the clay would see him become only the 10th man to complete the career Grand Slam. At last year's French Open, Sinner held three championship points before Alcaraz fought back to win an all-time classic final for his second successive crown.