Carlos Alcaraz wins Roland Garros, completing historic comeback from two sets down to defeat Jannik Sinner in men’s final

Carlos Alcaraz mounted an extraordinary comeback to win the men’s final at Roland Garros on Sunday, defeating world No. 1 Jannik Sinner 4-6, 6-7 (4), 6-4, 7-6 (3), 7-6 (2).

Carlos Alcaraz mounted an extraordinary comeback to win the men’s final at Roland Garros on Sunday, defeating world No. 1 Jannik Sinner 4-6, 6-7 (4), 6-4, 7-6 (3), 7-6 (2). In the longest final in tournament history, the Spaniard demonstrated incredible resolve to fend off three championship points for Sinner in the fourth set and somehow go on to win in a fifth-set tiebreaker, the first ever time that any man has pulled off such a feat at Roland Garros, according to broadcaster TNT Sports. Five and a half hours after he faced Sinner’s first serve of the match, Alcaraz faced the Italian’s last, playing a terrific passing shot down the line before dropping to the floor as much of the raucous crowd at Court Philippe-Chatrier celebrated a victory it would never forget. “I just want to say thank you for everything (to) my team, my family,” said the Spaniard afterward. “I have the privilege to be able to live great things with you. … This trophy is yours as well.” “This tournament for me is really, really special,” he added. “I can’t wait to come here year after year.” Alcaraz has now won his fifth major title aged 22 years, one month and three days old, the exact same age his hero Rafael Nadal was when he won his fifth at Wimbledon in 2008.