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Carlos Alcarazza and Jannik Sinner compiled a battle of Titanic in a conflict of the male summit at the French Open on Sunday (June 8), going to each other for five hours and 29 minutes. After their fight, Roger Federer expressed his enthusiasm watching two players, celebrating what he means for tennis.
Sonner started his 12th career match against the Alcaraz champion defense in an ideal way, playing tennis in the lights in the first two hours to take over the two sets lead. Unfortunately, the Italian witnessed the return of his Spanish opponent in the next two sets, which included that he missed three points for a 5-3 match in the fourth set.
In the end, Carlos Alcarazza Coming with heroes on these three points proved to be key. The 22-year-old took the fourth set and eventually a decisive set in Tiebreakers to eventually pass 4-6, 6-7 (4), 6-4, 7-6 (3), 7-6 (2) to secure his fifth main title. Roger Federerwho himself challenged five finals in Paris and won his lonely title at the famous Terre Battue in 2009, he was elated on the view of both players, moving to his Instagram stories later on Sunday to publish a rather unique message.
The Swiss maestro shared his collage, which he posed with Sinner and Alcaraz, in his teenage years. In the title he wrote:
“3 winners in Paris today: @carlitosalcarazzi @jansniksin and a wonderful play of tennis. What a match!”
Unfortunately, Federer did not have the opportunity to play either Carlos Alcaraz or Jannik Sinner, as he retired to Laver Cup 2022 before the two were announced at the top of the male tennis world.
Carlos Alcarazza won the finals of five sets at French Open for the second year in a row
Carlos Alcarazza, meanwhile, can be proud of his achievement Roland Garroswinning the finals with five sets in Paris in the last two years. In 2024. The Spaniard reversed a deficit from two sets to one against Alexander Zverevo before scripting 6-3, 2-6, 5-7, 6-1, 6-2 winning four hours and 19 minutes in four hours, to find his third major career title.
As for his last escape with five sets, Alcarazza has now won two main titles after saving points. By chance, the teenager then gave up the match against Jannik Sinner in the quarterfinals of the US 2022 US Open, before he later won his maiden main title in New York, two matches later.
Edited by Pritha Ghosh
