Jannik Sinner, before the French Open semifinal, had been registering easy wins, handing bagels and breadsticks to his opponents, one of whom was Alexander Bublik.

The 2025 French Open may go down as the official starting point for a new era of men's tennis. It will be the first meeting in a grand slam final between the sport's two ascendent stars: Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz.

Djokovic produced the Grand Slam peak that has been the trademark of his late career, but Sinner was a mountain too high to climb.