France, June 7 -- Top seed Jannik Sinner overcame sixth seed Novak Djokovic on Friday night to move into a French Open final clash with Carlos Alcaraz.

Sinner beat the three-time champion 6-4, 7-5, 7-6.

"It's a dream to be in the final on Sunday," Sinner told on court interviewer Alex Corretja after battling with Djokovic for three hours and 16 minutes.

"I had to show my best tennis," Sinner added. "It's always a privilege to play against Novak."

Sinner entered the fray having won his past three encounters with the Serb.

He engineered the first break point of the tie in the fifth game and clinched it when the ball bounced and reared up over Djokovic's racquet.

Sinner maintained his advantage to take the opener 6-4 after 45 minutes.S...