The Latest Breaking News on Carlos Alcaraz ‘really happy’ after battling Jannik Sinner for French Open glory

Carlos Alcaraz successfully defended his French Open title with a performance for the ages, winning the longest final at Roland-Garros in the Open era

It's the first time that Sinner had lost a Grand Slam final, but the fifth time in succession he has now lost to Alcaraz, who clinched the 20th title of his career at the age of 22.

The 22-year-old Spaniard proved to be a worthy successor to Rafael Nadal after downing Jannik Sinner in a thrilling Roland Garros final.

With his back to the wall and down three championship points to the world No 1, Alcaraz’s level hit ‘10 out of 10’ and then exploded off the charts to win the French Open final

Carlos Alcaraz produced one of the greatest comebacks of all time, saving match points in the fourth set, to defeat the world No 1 Jannik Sinner in five sets

This was legendary.

The pair’s rivalry gained a new chapter on the Paris clay

Carlos Alcaraz has saved three match points to beat Jannik Sinner in five epic sets and successfully defend his French Open crown in one of the great finals.

The Spaniard came from two sets down to win on a super tie-break.