{"id":276710,"date":"2025-05-18T17:32:57","date_gmt":"2025-05-18T17:32:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2025\/05\/18\/carlos-alcaraz-destroys-jannik-sinner-in-italian-open-final-to-crown-himself-clear-french-open-favorite\/"},"modified":"2025-06-25T17:08:24","modified_gmt":"2025-06-25T17:08:24","slug":"carlos-alcaraz-destroys-jannik-sinner-in-italian-open-final-to-crown-himself-clear-french-open-favorite","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2025\/05\/18\/carlos-alcaraz-destroys-jannik-sinner-in-italian-open-final-to-crown-himself-clear-french-open-favorite\/","title":{"rendered":"Carlos Alcaraz destroys Jannik Sinner in Italian Open final to crown himself clear French Open favorite"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"article-content\" data-postid=\"4922031\" data-slug-id=\"2523232\">\n<div class=\"vidazoo-player-container\">\n<span class=\"vidazoo-close-btn  hidden \"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/cmc-predictor\/v2\/cross-icon.png?w=40\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" alt=\"close\"\/><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Carlos Alcaraz scored a crushing victory over Jannik Sinner in the 2025 Italian Open final on Sunday, beating the Italian in straight sets. With the triumph, the Spaniard has made himself the clear favorite for the upcoming French Open.<\/p>\n<p>Sinner and Alcaraz began Sunday&#8217;s final on equal footing, taking the first set to a tiebreaker. After a closely fought battle, Alcaraz sealed it 7-6(5) in his favor to move within one set of his maiden Italian Open title.<\/p>\n<p>The second set, however, was a completely different story. With two straight breaks of serve, Carlos Alcaraz took an incredible 5-0 lead against the World No. 1 in front of his stunned countrymen. 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