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Alcaraz Performs Miracles at the French Open

The Match Between Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner Lasted 5 and a Half Hours

Alcaraz Performs Miracles at the French Open
Carlos Alcaraz | Tnani Badreddine / DPPI via AFP

Hard-Fought

This is not the first nor the last time we will see these two superstars volleying to and fro…

Carlos Alcaraz didn’t just make tennis news on Sunday; he continued to forge his legacy. After falling behind by two sets to nil against the No. 1 player in the world, Jannik Sinner, he stormed back and captured the next three sets over the course of 20 tennis games to become the newest French Open champ.

 

Alcaraz Rallies Past Sinner

It was a grueling five-set match under the sun-kissed skies of Roland Garros, but those who chose to watch the men’s final between Alcaraz and Sinner were treated to a piece of history. It took Carlos Alcaraz 5 ½ hours to rally back from a two-set deficit to sweep the remaining three sets and repeat as the reigning French Open champion.

Tennis rumors swirled that this was the year Jannik Sinner would finally win the French, but Alcaraz had too much grit and determination to be denied. At the end of a stunning come-from-behind victory, Carlos Alcaraz’s stats revealed he won the match 4-6, 6-7 (4-7), 6-4, 7-6 (7-3), and 7-6 (10-2).

Alcaraz is barely 22 years old, and he already has five major titles on his resume with only the Australian Open eluding him thus far. It’s obvious these two will see each other many more times in the future, and Alcaraz acknowledged as much when he said after the match:

“I’m pretty sure you’re going to be a champion, not once, but many, many times. It’s a privilege to share the court with you in every tournament, making history with you.”

Sinner is no slouch either, as he has won the Australian Open in consecutive years (2024, 2025) and is the reigning US Open champion as well. He came a set away from adding the French Open to his growing list of titles, but Alcaraz was determined to defend the crown he won in five sets last year against No. 3 in the world, Alexander Zverev.

 

Another Golden Age of Tennis

We have just experienced the Golden Age of Tennis. Roger, Rafa, and Joker—who’s better than those three? C’mon, name someone, anyone. Well, I’m quite sure I would have said the same thing after the era of Jimmy Connors, Patrick McEnroe, and Bjorn Borg. I probably would have also said it after Ivan Lendl and Pete Sampras hung up their rackets for good.

But the era of Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, and Novak Djokovic was a panacea. I realize we tend to idolize and idealize athletes of our generation, but I will put these three amigos against anyone from any generation. They were that good, with no disrespect to their predecessors.

But now we have another Golden Age being ushered in, just when we had given up hope that such a thing retired along with Federer, Rafa, and soon-to-be Djokovic. It just so happens that the No. 1 and No. 2 ranked players in the world faced each other in the finals of the French Open on Sunday.

Twenty-three-year-old Jannik Sinner versus 22-year-old Carlos Alcaraz played their hearts out at the famed Roland Garros. This is not the first nor the last time we will see these two superstars volleying to and fro, and it just could be the beginning of a new Golden Age.

Yes, these young guns are that good, but whether they’ll leave a myriad of trophies and major titles in their respective wakes when it’s all said and done remains to be seen. Yet for right now, they’re as good as it gets, and that’s just fine by me.

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