Angry Carlos Alcaraz out of trouble as Lorenzo Musetti retires from French Open semi-final

Carlos Alcaraz shakes hands with Lorenzo Musetti after the Italian’s retirement - (Reuters)

Carlos Alcaraz returned to the French Open final after Lorenzo Musetti retired injured, sending the defending champion through to play against either Novak Djokovic or Jannik Sinner on Sunday. Musetti, the Italian eighth seed, struggled with a left leg injury and quit the match after losing his eighth consecutive game, with Alcaraz progressing 4-6 7-6 (3) 6-0 2-0.

“Sad and disappointed on how it ended,” said Musetti, who was bidding to reach his first grand slam final. “But still a great match. I felt at the beginning of the third when I was serving, I started losing a little bit of strength on the left leg behind, and [it was] definitely was going worse and worse, so I decided to stop. I think it was the right decision to make, even if it was not what I wanted.”