Pair of Aces Play Grand Slam Epic 🎾
I’m happy we won the Derby and I’m happy we won the Belmont….
There were a lot of sports to watch over the weekend. The best event, by far, was the men’s French Open final between Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner.
The duo played for 5 hours and 29 minutes. In tennis news, it was the second-longest championship match in major tennis history. Alcaraz overcame three championship points in the third set to win in five.
The two were making incredible shot after incredible shot as tennis games left the fans at Roland Garros gasping. The final score was 4-6, 6-7, 6-4, 7-6, 7-6. For the 22-year-old Spaniard, it was his fifth major title. He’s all over 22 years old.
CARLOS ALCARAZ DID THE IMPOSSIBLE 🤯🏆#RolandGarros pic.twitter.com/qUggO9zUi2
— Roland-Garros (@rolandgarros) June 8, 2025
In tennis stats, Alcaraz hit 70 winners, compared to 53 for Sinner. Ironically, Sinner won 193 points to 192 for Alcaraz.
Alcaraz is 25-3 at Roland Garros and 71-12 overall in majors. Sinner is 22-6 on the Paris clay and 74-19 overall in majors.
Alcaraz is 1-8 after losing the first two sets in a best-of-5 match. He broke an unwanted streak. On the other hand, Sinner is still 0-6 in terms of matches that have lasted 4-plus hours.
Alcaraz is the third player in the Open Era to win a men’s singles Grand Slam final after having saved match points(s) after Gaston Gaudio (Roland Garros 2004) and Novak Djokovic (Wimbledon 2019).
On the women’s side, it also went the distance – three sets – and American Coco Gauff defeated Aryna Sabalenka for her second major. The first was the US Open in 2023.
Whether these matches are a turning point to make tennis attract the interest it had for years when players like Serena Williams, Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer, and the still-active Novak Djokovic played will be intriguing.
Carlos Alcaraz celebrating his Roland-Garros victory with the ball kids ❤️ pic.twitter.com/XOwMgo68ZN
— TNT Sports (@tntsports) June 8, 2025
Tennis has been going through a period where players aren’t the superstars and able to transcend the sport the way the above quartet. Consider it the “hangover” that golf had when Tiger Woods’ skills went awry.
For those who love the sport, they got to see an epic French Open final, one of the greatest matches of all time. For those who missed it, that’s tough because this was about as riveting a watch as sports offers.
Sovereignty Captures Belmont
This was a coronation rather than a duel. Sovereignty bested Journalism in the Belmont Stakes on Saturday much the same way he did in the Kentucky Derby.
The winner of the Run for the Roses used a powerful burst to blast past the Preakness winner in the stretch. Whatever one thinks about trainer Bill Mott’s decision to bypass the Preakness to have a fresh horse for the Belmont, the plan worked. Perfectly.
Now, there are those who will wonder if Mott is going to second-guess skipping the Preakness because, had Sovereignty won that, he would have had a shot at a Triple Crown.
SOVEREIGNTY. pic.twitter.com/DDSbbzjQjw
— Kentucky Derby (@KentuckyDerby) June 7, 2025
Don’t bother burning those brain cells. Even if he had won the Preakness, critics would have whined it wasn’t a true Triple Crown because the Belmont was raced at Saratoga over 1 1⁄4 miles, not the 1½-miles distance when the race is contested over the track in Elmont, New York, which is being renovated.
“I’m happy we won the Derby and I’m happy we won the Belmont and that’s what we focused on,” Mott said. “We make our decision and we don’t look back. Whether they’re good or they’re bad, you’ve got to be bold enough to stand up for what you want to do and what you believe in and you make the decision.”
Where does the 3-year-old class go from here? Mott is already interested in the Travers, and that only makes sense since it is over the same Saratoga strip at the same distance. Trainer Mike McCarthy would likely do wonders to give Journalism, the only horse to run in all three jewels of the Triple Crown, a long rest.
And maybe target the Haskell Stakes at Monmouth or a stake at Del Mar near his home base in California. For the time being, Sovereignty is the best 3-year-old in training, and sending Journalism after him in the Travers could prove fruitless.
The Belmont was a dull betting race as the horses who finished 1-2-3 in the Kentucky Derby did the same in the final leg of the Triple Crown. It was predictable. What wasn’t was Sovereignty paying a nice $7 to win.
Chaos in Boxing, Again
After a loss in a fight on the undercard in Virginia on Saturday, the brothers Davis got into an altercation with another fighter, Nahir Albright, who upset Kelvin.
In an interview with ESPN, Albright alleged that he was “jumped” by Keyshawn and Keon backstage after his victory over Kelvin. He was noticeably marked up with swelling over his right eye that wasn’t visible immediately after the victory.
Boxing rumors were later confirmed when Kelvin Davis released a statement on social media on Sunday.
Nahir Albright says Keyshawn and Keon Davis entered his locker room after his win over Kelvin Davis. Albright claims Keyshawn head-butted him and he and his team will discuss whether to take legal action. Noted Kelvin was trying to break up the fight.@WTKR3 #MasonNakathila pic.twitter.com/iZThCEGQni
— Marc Davis (@marcdavissports) June 8, 2025
On behalf of DB3, we apologize for conducting ourselves in that way. Tension was high, and emotions got the best of us. We will be back and better, and more professional. It’s ups and downs with this, and we’re going to take what comes with it…. With that being said, WE DIDN’T JUMP NOBODY, but keep believing the media that’s twisting narratives, part of the game we will regroup, but it will be for us and not “our people,” he wrote.
Rapid Fire
Only the Marlins
Only the Miami Marlins could have a catch by a pitcher with a throw intended for second base.
You ever seen this before?
Ryan Weathers makes his final warmup pitch of the first inning.
Nick Fortes’ throw down to 2B hits him in the head. pic.twitter.com/rIRvzGvqUv
— Fish On First (@FishOnFirst) June 7, 2025
Portugal and CR7 Get the Job Done
Portugal won the UEFA Nations League Final on penalty kicks.
-EURO 2016
-2019 UEFA Nations League
-2025 UEFA Nations LeagueCRISTIANO RONALDO WINS HIS THIRD TROPHY WITH PORTUGAL 🐐 pic.twitter.com/6Yoik1GpQU
— ESPN FC (@ESPNFC) June 8, 2025
