Carlos Alcaraz staged a rally for the ages during the longest match in Roland-Garros history to capture the French Open men’s title for a second consecutive season.
Trailing two sets to none, Alcaraz came back to defeat top-ranked Jannik Sinner 4-6, 6-7, 6-4, 7-6, 7-6 in Sunday’s final that lasted five hours, 30 minutes.
It’s the fifth career major for Alcaraz, who won his first at the U.S. Open in 2022 and is the double defending champion at Wimbledon.
The loss snapped a 20-game winning streak in Grand Slams for Sinner, who hadn’t dropped a single set all tournament until the final.
Sinner was on the cusp of the title in the fourth set, up 5-3 with triple championship point. Alcaraz roared back to win three consecutive games and came out on top in a tiebreak to force a decisive fifth set.
More to come.
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