Carlos Alcaraz is just one win away from a successful title defence in Paris after his semi-final opponent Lorenzo Musetti retired early in the fourth set.

Garros, No. 8 Lorenzo Musetti gave No. 2 Carlos Alcaraz all he could handle on Court Philippe-Chatrier, but the reigning French Open champion eventually settled in to take a 2-1 set lead before Musetti retired with a leg injury early in the fourth set to send Alcaraz to another final (4-6,

Defending champion Carlos Alcaraz reached the French Open final after Lorenzo Musetti retired from their semifinal early in the fourth set. Alcaraz was leading 4-6, 7-6 (3), 6-0, 2-0 when the eighth-seeded Italian had to stop playing on Court Philippe-Chatrier.