Two players born in 2000s (Alcaraz and Sinner) will face each other in a men’s singles final at a grand slam for the first time. 8 - Sinner is the first player to reach 8+ consecutive ATP-level event finals since Novak Djokovic in 2015 – Sinner (23 years and 282 days) is also the youngest to achieve the feat since Ivan Lendl in 1982.

Also in search of his 20th singles title at the ATP level, Sinner steamrolled his way through the competition at Roland Garros over the last two weeks, beating each opponent in straight sets. Sinner cruised through Arthur Rinderknech, Richard Gasquet, Jiri Lehecka, Andrey Rublev, Alexander Bublik and finally, Novak Djokovic.