Returning to tennis, Sinner sets up Italian Open final showdown with Alcaraz after semi-final fightback

After a doping ban, Jannik Sinner made a solid return to tennis, clawing back from a set down to defeat Tommy Paul in the Italian Open semi-finals.

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.

Sinner ended a 47-year wait for an Italian to reach the men’s singles final in Rome after Adriano Panatta lost the title match to Bjorn Borg in 1978.

Serving first, 11th seed Paul stunned the crowd and went up 5-0 in the first set against Sinner, who approached the clash on a career-best 25-match winning streak.

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