France, June 8 -- Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz, the planet's two best tennis players, will battle on Sunday afternoon for the men's singles crown at the French Open.

Alcaraz will attempt to add his name to the list of men who have successfully defended their title at the Roland Garros Stadium in Paris since tennis was opened up to professional players in 1968.

Jan Kodes, Bjorn Borg, Ivan Lendl, Jim Courier, Sergi Bruguera and Gustavo Kuerten pulled off the feat before Rafael Nadal established a hegemony begetting a statue at the stadium entrance and a plaque in the clay on centre court hailing his 14 triumphs at the tournament.

Sinner, who reached the semi-final last year, is looking for his first French Open crown to add to his tr...