Alcaraz defeats Sinner in 5 set epic to win French Open 2025
World number 2 Carlos Alcaraz won the French Open 2025 title by defeating World number 1 Jannick Sinner. There was a close contest between the two, in which Alcaraz emerged victorious in the end. He had also won this title last year. This is his fifth Grand Slam title overall. He has so far won two French Open, two Wimbledon and one US Open Grand Slam.
French Open’s longest final
The French Open 2025 final match between Jannick Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz lasted for five hours and 29 minutes. This was the longest final in the history of the French Open. No player was ready to give up till the end. That is why the three sets were decided through a tiebreaker. He defeated Sinner 4-6, 6-7 (4-7), 6-4, 7-6 (7-3), 7-6 (10-2). Sinner had made it to the French Open final for the first time and now with the defeat, his dream of winning the title was shattered. Sinner who had reached the finals without dropping a set would have had his hopes up after winning the first two sets, but the defending champion had other plans. This was also the first time in his career that Alcaraz won a 5 set match after losing the first two sets. He also replicated his countryman Nadal in successfully defending his crown at Roland Garros.
Jannick Sinner won the first two sets
World’s number-1 tennis player Yannick Sinner played brilliantly in the first two sets and Alcaraz had no answer to that. Sinner won the first set very easily 6-4. But in the second set, Alcaraz tried to make a comeback and the set went into a tie-breaker, where Sinner won 7-4. After this, to save the match, Alcaraz had to win the third set at any cost and here he put all his experience and won the third set 6-4. In this way he remained in the match.
Alcaraz made a strong comeback
The fourth and fifth sets saw a great match between the two, in which Sinner had already taken the lead. After this, he was also moving ahead. Alcaraz was on the verge of defeat in the fourth set but he saved three match points and dragged the match into the deciding set. Alcaraz won this set 7-6 in the tiebreaker. In this way, the match was now tied, whoever won the last set would win the French Open 2025 title.
Result of the match in the 5th set
The result of the 5th set came in the super tie breaker. In this, the player who scores 10 points first wins. Alcaraz won it 10-2. In this way, Alcaraz won the title along with the match. 22-year-old Alcaraz’s win-loss record on clay court this year has become 22-1. He registered his eighth win overall, including his fifth consecutive win against 23-year-old Sinner.
