Spanish teenager Carlos Alcaraz will be up against Alexander Zverev of Germany in the French Open 2024 men’s singles final at the Court Philippe-Chatrier, Stade Roland Garros in Paris on Sunday.
Tea Carlos Alcaraz vs Alexander Zverev French Open 2024 tennis men’s singles final is scheduled to start at 6:30 PM Indian Standard Time (IST) on June 9, Sunday. Watch live streaming and telecast in India.
Both Carlos Alcaraz and Alexander Zverev will be appearing in the final of the French Open for the first time in their careers. Both of them had reached the semi-final stage of the competition last year.
At only 21, Alcaraz has become the youngest player to reach the final of a Grand Slam on all three types of tennis courts – hard, grass and clay.
The Spaniard came back from behind to beat Jannik Sinner of Italy 2-6, 6-3, 3-6, 6-4, 6-3 in a marathon semi-final clash, which lasted over four hours.
Alcaraz, second in the ATP tennis rankings, is already a two-time Grand Slam champion, having won the US Open in 2022 and the Wimbledon title in 2023. Earlier this year, he reached the quarter-finals of the Australian Open and won the Indian Wells ATP Masters 1000 title.
World No. 4 Alexander Zverev, meanwhile, has reached the final of the French Open for the first time after making it to the semi-finals in each of the last three editions at Roland Garros.
Zverev beat Casper Ruud of Norway 2-6, 6-2, 6-4, 6-2 in the semi-finals this time to set up the second Grand Slam final of his career.
The last time he reached a Grand Slam final was in 2020 when he lost to Austrian player Dominic Thiem 2–6, 4–6, 6–4, 6–3, 7–6 in the US Open men’s singles title decider.
Carlos Alcaraz vs Alexander Zverev head-to-head
Alexander Zverev holds the edge over Carlos Alcaraz in head-to-head records, having won five of their nine meetings. Alcaraz has won four.
The two tennis players have met twice this year. While Zverev won the Australian Open 2024 quarter-finals, Alcaraz took the top eight win at the Indian Wells.
They have put each other in the final of a competition only once before. On that occasion, Alcaraz had the last laugh in the Madrid Open 2022 final.
In the women’s singles final at the French Open 2024, three-time Roland Garros champion and world No. 1 Iga Swiatek of Poland will play Italian 12th seed Jasmine Paolini of Italy. The Swiatek vs Paolini women’s singles final is scheduled at 6:30 PM in India on Saturday.
Where to watch Carlos Alcaraz vs Alexander Zverev French Open 2024 final live in India
The Carlos Alcaraz vs Alexander Zverev tennis match will be telecast live on the Sony Sports Ten 5, Sports Ten 5 HD, Sony Sports Ten 2 and Sony Sports Ten 2 HD TV channels in India. Sony Sports Ten 3 and Sony Sports Ten 3 HD (Hindi), Sony Sports Ten 4 and Sony Sports Ten 4 HD (Tamil and Telugu) will broadcast the match in regional languages.
Live streaming of the French Open men’s singles final will be available on SonyLIV.
