India, May 24 -- A rivalry that began in 2022, on the ATP tour, saw a maiden Grand Slam meeting a year later on the lush green Centre Court of Wimbledon in the round of 16. Two months later, the two put on an epic showdown with the New York crowd on its feet until 2:50 am. From the quarterfinal in the US Open, Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner took it one step further when they clashed in the Roland Garros semifinal last year, delivering another five-set thriller. Can the same Court Philippe Chatrier witness the grand promotion to their rivalry and stage the first-ever Slam final featuring Alcaraz and Sinner, after both landed in opposite half of the draw?

Sinner will have a tricky start, as he has been drawn against Arthur Rinderknech. T...