Jannik Sinner insisted he is still playing singles off the court as he prepared for his return to Grand Slam tennis at the French Open. The world No.1 reached the final of the Rome Masters in his first tournament back from a three-month doping ban.

Bookmakers and most insiders are convinced that Jannik Sinner starts as an underdog compared to Carlos Alcaraz at Roland Garros – the second Major tournament of the season – which will start on Sunday 25 May in Paris.

World number one Jannik Sinner said Friday he was expecting a different atmosphere at the French Open, his first Grand Slam after a three-month doping ban.

No. 1-ranked Jannik Sinner makes his Grand Slam return from a doping suspension, and Carlos Alcaraz tries to win a second consecutive title at Roland-Garros as the 2025 French Open gets started Sunday.

Carlos Alcaraz has claimed his rivalry with Jannik Sinner is bringing new fans to tennis. But the Spaniard superstar admitted his contests with the Italian world No.1 cannot yet be compared to the battles between the Big Three - or Bjorn Borg against John McEnroe.

Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz are the top seeds and favorites at Roland Garros. The two great rivals met on Court Philippe-Chatrier on Friday during the practice session. Carlos trained with Francisco Cerundolo while Jannik hit with Casper Ruud. The Spaniard and the Italian exchanged a couple of words, with their coaches joining them.

Roland Garros 2025, we are here. The great tennis event stops in Paris and all eyes are on Jannik Sinner, who is called to redeem himself after the defeat in the final of the Internazionali

Jannik Sinner has started his preparation for the French Open. He will be chasing his second title of the season in the clay-court Major following the Australian Open that he defended this January.

Defending champion Carlos Alcaraz and world number one Jannik Sinner resume the hottest rivalry in men's tennis at the French Open, where Novak Djokovic will fly the flag for the old guard as the claycourt Grand Slam enters the post-Rafa Nadal era.

The Italian ace - who had not played since the 2025 Australian Open - was very competitive in the first set, also having two set points in the twelfth game, before suffering a drastic drop in the second set and allowing the young Spaniard to win the seventh Masters 1000 of his career.