LIVE!The Italian Open has served up a blockbuster final encounter as Jannik Sinner takes on Carlos Alcaraz with the title on the line in Rome this afternoon. World number Sinner has the home advantage and has been in imperious form this week,

ROME (Reuters) -World number one Jannik Sinner produced a sublime semi-final display as he fought back from a set down to beat American Tommy Paul 1-6 6-0 6-3 on Friday to set up an Italian Open final showdown with Carlos Alcaraz.

Sunday’s final will mark the first meeting between Sinner and Alcaraz since October, when Alcaraz won the China Open final in a third-set tiebreaker. Alcaraz holds a 6-4 edge in their career meetings and has won three straight against his biggest rival.