Alcaraz defeats Sinner in the French Open marathon final!

Alcaraz defeats Sinner in the French Open marathon final!

In a gripping finale of the French Open, Carlos Alcaraz successfully defended his title. The Spanish tennis star prevailed on June 8, 2025 in a memorable duel against the Italian player Jannik Sinner, who is the longest final in the history of the tournament with a duration of 5:29 hours. Alcaraz had to fight back from a 0-2 set deficit and finally won 4: 6, 6: 7 (4: 7), 6: 4, 7: 6 (7: 3), 7: 6 (10: 2) in one of the most dramatic matches of this season. Suedurier reports that ...

In the exciting match, which took place in front of 15,000 spectators in the Court Philippe-Chatrier, Sinner performed strongly, but he was unable to use three match balls in the fourth set. This missed opportunity should prove to be crucial, since Alcaraz was able to convince with larger strength reserves in the final phase of the game. With this victory, the Spanish player celebrated his fifth Grand Slam title and his second consecutive triumph at the French Open after beating Alexander Zverev last year. Zverev was surprisingly eliminated in the quarter -finals this year. yahoo Sports informs about ...

match history and key moments

Sinner was in top shape before this final and had not lost a sentence in the previous rounds. He opened the match with a strong first set, which he won 6: 4 after 62 minutes. In the second set, Sinner initially led 5: 3, but watched how Alcaraz came back and lost the sentence in the tiebreak. This strengthened the morality of the defending champion, who won the third set 6: 4 and thus ended Sinner's impressive series of 31 consecutive sentences in Grand Slam tournaments.

The fourth sentence was a drama: Alcaraz fought three match balls and secured the set 7: 6 in the tie -break. With the larger strength reserves in the decisive fifth set, Alcaraz dominated, who finally won the Tiebreak 10-2 and obtained the title. Alcaraz is the sixth player in the history of the French Open, who won the title after a 0-2 set deficit in the final. Wikipedia lists ... )

summary and the future outlook

Alcaraz not only demonstrated its impressive form, but also established himself as one of the best players in his generation. While Jannik Sinner has reached his first Grand Slam final despite the defeat and shows promising perspectives, both players must now prepare for the coming tournaments. Alcaraz will surely concentrate on consolidating its dominance in the men's tennis, while Sinner will use the lessons from this exciting finale to be even more successful in the future.