Sinner recently served a three-month ban as part of a case-resolution agreement with the World Anti-Doping Agency in February, and he has hit the ground running upon his return. The Italian has cruised through the competition so far in Rome, and Carlos Alcaraz will await him if he is able to reach the final.

Carlos Alcaraz set up a potential blockbuster Italian Open final with Jannik Sinner after coming through Friday's semi-final with home hope Lorenzo Musetti a straight-sets winner, 6-3, 7-6 (7/4).Alcaraz served that game to love as Musetti continued to fume,

Top-ranked Sinner cranked up his level to near-perfection at times in a 6-0, 6-1 dismantling of Casper Ruud in the Italian Open quarterfinals