Carlos Alcaraz cemented his status as tennis’ most resilient champion Sunday, overcoming a two-set deficit and saving three match points to defeat Jannik Sinner 4-6, 6-7(4), 6-4, 7-6(3), 7-6(10-2) in a record-breaking French Open final. The 5-hour, 29-minute marathon – the longest Roland Garros final in Open Era history – saw the 22-year-old Spaniard capture his fifth Grand Slam title while maintaining a perfect 5-0 record in major finals.
Alcaraz joined elite company as just the ninth player to rally from two sets down in a Grand Slam final, accomplishing the feat through what he called “the belief in myself when situations are against you.” The victory marked his third career major won from behind, following similar comebacks against Alexander Zverev in last year’s French Open and Novak Djokovic at 2023 Wimbledon. The match’s pivotal moment came at 5-3 in the fourth set, when Alcaraz saved three championship points with a combination of fearless shotmaking and Sinner’s uncharacteristic errors.
Sinner’s spectacular defensive lob at 5-4 in the fifth set – retrieving an Alcaraz drop shot at full stretch – briefly extended the drama before the Italian ultimately succumbed in the decisive tiebreak. The loss marked Sinner’s first defeat in four Grand Slam finals and his fifth consecutive setback against his Spanish rival. With the victory, Alcaraz becomes the youngest man to win five majors since Rafael Nadal, further cementing his place at the forefront of tennis’ new generation.
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