Overview
- Alcaraz rallied from two sets down, surviving three championship points to overcome Sinner 4–6, 6–7 (4), 6–4, 7–6 (3), 7–6 (10–2) in a five-and-a-half-hour final at Roland Garros.
- The victory marks Alcaraz’s fifth career Grand Slam title at age 22, matching records set by Nadal, Borg and Sampras.
- Sinner has held the world No. 1 ranking for a year and reached the finals of his last eight tournaments but has fallen to Alcaraz in each of their three Grand Slam meetings.
- They have claimed the last six Grand Slam titles between them, underscoring their dominance in the men’s game.
- Both players have tweaked their techniques this season and will reconvene at Wimbledon, where Alcaraz enters as the two-time defending champion.