Carlos Alcaraz got here from two units down and saved three match factors to beat Jannik Sinner and defend his French Open title within the longest closing in Roland Garros historical past.
The Spaniard confirmed unbelievable reserves of vitality and willpower to win a five-hour 29-minute marathon for the ages, 4-6, 6-7 (4-7), 6-4, 7-6 (7-3), 7-6 (10-2), and deny world primary Sinner a 3rd consecutive grand slam title.
Instead Alcaraz claimed his fifth main crown at precisely the identical age as his idol Rafael Nadal did, aged 22 years, one month and three days previous. It was his fifth victory from his fifth closing, which was the primary at one of many slams to be performed between two gamers born this century.
It was additionally the primary grand slam closing assembly of the 2 younger superstars of males’s tennis, the greatest gamers on the planet, who’ve now shared the final six main titles.
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