Defending French Open champion Carlos Alcaraz stands on the doorstep of another final as action resumes Friday in Paris with Alcaraz set to battle No. 8 seed Lorenzo Musetti in the men’s singles semifinals.

Musetti’s momentum is building behind a revamped serve. Over the clay-court season, he finished runner-up in Monte Carlo and had semi-final runs in Madrid and Rome. The 23-year-old narrowly avoided being defaulted from the tournament during his quarter-final victory against Frances Tiafoe after accidentally kicking a ball at a female line judge.