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Carlos Alcaraz defeated Jannik Sinner 4-6, 6-7(4), 6-4, 7-6(3), 7-6 (10-2) in the final to defend the men’s title at Roland Garros.
French Open: Carlos Alcaraz after beating Jannik Sinner (AP)
Carlos Alcaraz saved three championship points and staged an incredible comeback from two sets down to defeat Jannik Sinner in a remarkable French Open final on Sunday.
Defending champion Alcaraz fought back from the verge of defeat to beat world number one Sinner 4-6, 6-7 (4/7), 6-4, 7-6 (7/3), 7-6 (10/2) after five hours and 29 minutes, securing his fifth Grand Slam title.
The 22-year-old Spaniard remains undefeated in five Grand Slam finals, ending Sinner’s 20-match winning streak at major tournaments.
In the longest Roland Garros final in history, Alcaraz completed his first-ever comeback from two sets down to stun Sinner, surpassing the 1982 final where Mats Wilander beat Guillermo Vilas in 4 hours and 42 minutes.
Alcaraz becomes the third youngest man to win five Grand Slam titles, following Bjorn Borg and compatriot Rafael Nadal, in a thrilling contest between two emerging stars.
Sinner narrowly missed out on his third consecutive Grand Slam title after winning last year’s US Open and back-to-back Australian Open championships.
This match marked Sinner’s fifth consecutive loss to Alcaraz and their first meeting in a Grand Slam final. It was also the first major final between two men born in the 2000s.
Overall, Alcaraz leads 8-5 in their head-to-head encounters, having also defeated Sinner in Rome after the Italian returned from a three-month doping ban.
(With inputs from AFP)
Ritayan Basu, Senior Sub-Editor, Sports at News18.com. Has been covering domestic and and international football for nearly a decade. Has played and covered badminton. Ocassionally writes on cricket, having cov…Read More
Ritayan Basu, Senior Sub-Editor, Sports at News18.com. Has been covering domestic and and international football for nearly a decade. Has played and covered badminton. Ocassionally writes on cricket, having cov… Read More
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