Musetti, who was trailing Alcaraz at the time of his retirement, looked gutted as he trudged back to the locker room. His opponent gave a warm embrace at the net before applauding as Musetti made his way off the court. His retirement meant that Alcaraz was awarded a 4-6 7-6 6-0 2-0 victory, as well as a place in the French Open final.

Frances Tiafoe hadn’t dropped a set on the way to the French Open quarterfinals, but he wasn’t up to the task against Lorenzo Musetti.

Defending champion Carlos Alcaraz reached the French Open final after Lorenzo Musetti retired from their semifinal early in the fourth set

On Friday, defending champion Carlos Alcaraz defeated Lorenzo Musetti, who was forced to retire in the fourth set due to injury. Then hours later, his rival Jannik Sinner continued his torrid stretch with a straight-set victory over 24-time Grand Slam champion Novak Djokovic.

Lorenzo Musetti escaped being disqualified from the French Open after accidentally kicking a ball at a line judge during this quarter-final win over Frances Tiafoe. The Italian progressed to his first Roland Garros semi-final after beating Tiafoe in four sets and will play either Carlos Alcaraz or Tommy Paul on Friday for a place in the final.