Alcaraz wins 2nd straight French Open men's title in 5-set thriller over top-ranked Sinner

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Carlos Alcaraz rallied from two sets down and saved three match points to beat Jannik Sinner 4-6, 6-7 (4), 6-4, 7-6 (3), 7-6 (10-2) on Sunday and retain his French Open title for a second straight year.

Spaniard overcomes 2-set deficit in Paris for 5th straight victory over Italian opponent

The Associated Press

· Posted: Jun 08, 2025 3:26 PM EDT | Last Updated: 13 minutes ago

Spain's Carlos Alcaraz reacts as he plays against Italy's Jannik Sinner during the French Open men’s final at Roland-Garros stadium in Paris, France on June 8, 2025.

Spain's Carlos Alcaraz, who won his fifth Grand Slam tournament in as many finals on Sunday, produced one of the greatest comebacks in the history of the clay-court tournament. (Thibault Camus/Associated Press)

Carlos Alcaraz rallied from two sets down and saved three match points to beat Jannik Sinner 4-6, 6-7 (4), 6-4, 7-6 (3), 7-6 (10-2) on Sunday and retain his French Open title for a second straight year.

Alcaraz, who won his fifth Grand Slam tournament in as many finals, produced one of the greatest comebacks in the history of the clay-court tournament.

It was the first time that Sinner had lost a Grand Slam final, and his fifth straight loss to Alcaraz.

It was also the longest-ever French Open final.

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