It took Carlos Alcaraz four hours and 19 minutes to defeat Alexander Zverev in five thrilling sets of 6-3, 2-6, 5-7, 6-1, and 6-2 to claim his first French Open and third Grand Slam title.
The 21-year-old thus followed his script of winning at least one Grand Slam title since 2022. The only title remaining for the youngster is now the Australian Open.
Alcaraz and his camp must have thought he had missed his chance when he found a way to lose the third set after leading 5-3 and 30-30, but he lost that and five more consecutive games to hand the fourth-seeded Zverev the third set 7-5.
