World No. 2 Carlos Alcaraz appeared primed to fail in his title defense on Sunday at Roland Garros against World No. 1 Jannik Sinner.
In fact, so much so that Alcaraz had to fight off three championship points to extend the match in the fourth set. Alcaraz, who lost the first two sets 4-6, 6-7 (4-7), won the third set 6-4 but looked like he was about to fall short.
That is until he fought off a double-championship point, and took the third set (and the momentum) swiftly away from Sinner, who was just about ready to capture his fourth career grand slam, and third consecutive major dating back to the 2024 U.S. Open.
After fighting off defeat to tie the match, Alcaraz would fall down 6-5 in the fifth set. He sent the match to a tiebreak in the 12th game, and in a first-to-10 tiebreak to win the French Open, he dominated Sinner to a tune of 10-2.
CARLOS ALCARAZ DID THE IMPOSSIBLE 🤯🏆#RolandGarros pic.twitter.com/qUggO9zUi2
— Roland-Garros (@rolandgarros) June 8, 2025
The 5.5 hour championship match will certainly be one of the most-talked about finals in men's tennis history, and on this day it was Alcaraz who reigned supreme in a battle of two of the best in the world.
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